Chalazion in Toddler

[jessia]

My two year old has a pea sized chalazion on her lower right lid for 2 months.  We saw a  pediatric opthamologist who gave us the option of surgery or doing nothing.  I am wondering what the risks are to not having it removed?  It is really not a bother to her and cosmetically it is only noticeable when looking at her from the side.  We were not at all consistent about compresses initially, but have been doing them at least twice daily now.  Is it too late for us to try this therapy?  Should we try steriods prior to a surgical intervention? Thank you

[bellevictorino]

Hello sir, i think i have a chalazia it doesn't cause pain but it is very noticeable. hot compresses doesn't work for me. any suggestion of ointment or eye drops or should i go to a doctor and have a surgery? thanks a lot.

[arumother]

hi, i have a nine month old son he develop a boil on the lower eyelid. We felt it was a sty and would heal on its own. It is 12 days and the sty had not healed. I consultated a General Practioner he prescribed CEFPODOXIME PROXTIL  + POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE suspension for 6 days (5ml twice daily)

kindly advice whether alternately home remedies to be used.

I am based in India

[lim27]

Thank you for your informative blog. Are chalazions preventative? Are there any specific vitamins, fruits or vegetables we can ensure to include in our kids nutrition to prevent the blocking of the oil gland?

[bmom123]

My 3 year old son got the first Chalazion on the left eye in June and it was inside the lid by September he got a larger chalazion outside the right eyelid.  The left eye chalazion has gone away,but the right eye one that is external burst with pus in October and is still red and looks infected. He has been on antibiotics in form of drops,ointment and most recently oral antibiotics and the eyelid is still red and a bit swollen.  What can we do? and is there a chance that this could be a form of eyelid cancer should we be concerned?
Thank You for your time.

[cheesesuperstar]

my three year old daughter had four chalazia (three on one eye, one large one on the other) and i read everything i could find about them on the internet.  this site was very helpful to me, so i wanted to share our experience with other parents who are going through the same distress.  my daughter's chalazia developed over a couple of months, but i didn't know that's what they were.  they started as redness or irritation, and ended up as inflamed, red bulges.  it was bad enough that people stared and then looked away quite often and they kept getting worse.  i was going nuts!  her ped referred us to a pediatric opthamologist who prescribed some antibiotic ointment and encouraged us to keep doing the hot compresses and said they'd eventually go away.  they kept getting worse.  at this point i took her to another ped opthamologist for a second opinion.  he said they needed to be removed, and before we knew it he had removed all four of them.  they used laughing gas so she was out- but didn't have the difficulties she'd had with what they used when she had ear tubes put in.  all of her chalazia except one were "outies", so there were a few stitches visible that he said would dissolve.  there was nothing visible on the "innie".  it's been a week and literally it looks as if there's nothing there except a little bit of residual pinkness where the stitches were.  i don't think there wll be a scar.  i was nervous about surgery, so i figured that there were some other parents who were also.  i am very glad we opted to do it and i wish we had done it earlier.  we spent an immense amount of time and energy on hot compresses (not easy on a three year old!)- i even tried tea bags and epsom salt compresses- nothing worked and they just kept getting worse.  so for us, the surgery was a miracle!  i'd be happy to answer any questions about our experience from anybody.  good luck, parents- these things are no fun!  hang in there.  this too shall pass...  :)  

[jaxsmom6609]

my son is 17 months old and for some time now has had something going on w/ his eyes.  they come and go, and for the most part, it was more of a raised bump underneath his eye, that seemed to disappear when he was rested.  However, yesterday, we noticed that on top of both eyelids was what looked like the start of a pimple.  Our nephew has had a chalazion that ruptured, and in reading all of these posts, I am pretty confident that my son has the same thing.  I just ran out to get the ocusoft pads and foam cleanser, but was unable to find the cleanser, so I got the Thera tears foam cleanser instead.  I am a little concerned b/c it has a warning not to use it on children younger than 3 years.  Do you think this is ok to use on my 17 month old?