What should I do if there is a pimple inside my eyelashes

After getting a pimple on the face, many people can't help but pick it off, or use a acne needle to prick the pimple. In fact, picking at the pimples is also a way to cure acne sooner, but you must be careful to disinfect when picking at the pimples. It is not very common to have pimples inside the eyelashes, but it still happens to many people. There is a certain risk if you pick a pimple inside your eyelashes. So what should you do if you have a pimple inside your eyelashes?

First of all, it needs to be pointed out that the "little bumps" on your eyelids are not acne, but are medically called "styes" and commonly known as "stye". They are the most common acute inflammation of the eyelids, which is equivalent to boils on the skin. It is a localized purulent inflammation caused by bacterial infection of the glands at the edge of the eyelid.

Unhygienic eye use: Rubbing eyes frequently with hands. Since hands often come into contact with many unclean objects, there are often many germs on them. These germs will be brought into the eyes through this bad habit of rubbing eyes and cause eye infection.

Overstrain of the eyes: The orbicularis oculi muscles around the eyes contract and block the gland opening.

Liking spicy food and getting inflamed due to various reasons can cause the meibomian glands to secrete too much oil.

Excessive intake of fat and sugar will lead to increased oil secretions in the glands at the edge of the eyelids and block the glands.

When you often stay up late, are overly tired, or are malnourished, your body's resistance is weak and germs can take advantage of the situation to invade. Cause eye infection.

Have trachoma or vision problems such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, etc. This type of patients often squints their eyes when looking at things, which causes the orbicularis oculi muscle to contract, blocking the gland outlet and causing stye.

When it first occurs, you can use anti-inflammatory and hot compresses for swollen and painful eyelids, and use anti-inflammatory eye drops. You can also apply erythromycin eye ointment topically and other conservative treatments, which will allow the disease to be absorbed on its own. Most cases will resolve within three to four days; if the gland is swollen and purulent, surgical incision and drainage are required.

Precautions

When your eyelids are red, swollen and have pus spots, never squeeze them with your hands. Because the eyelids are rich in blood vessels, the ocular veins are connected to the orbital veins and facial veins, and are also connected to the intracranial cavernous sinus. In addition, the ocular veins lack venous valves. When the abscess is squeezed, the blood will flow back in all directions, causing the inflammation to spread and causing serious complications such as orbital cellulitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis and sepsis, which are life-threatening and should be taken seriously.

If the condition is very serious, you should go to the hospital and ask an ophthalmologist for treatment in time. If it has become festered, you can perform an incision to drain the pus. This can not only promote early recovery but also reduce scars.