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Suggest Treatment For Red Eye Lids
I have a red that came on my eyelid I went to the dr. it got red and very miserable on my cheeks he gave me a steroid shot it was some better for a few days it gets better and then worse I am using no make up just cold water and coconut oil and baby oil helps but now both my eyelids are red.
Mon, 29 Feb 2016
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Red eye lids can occur due to infection or allergy.
Response to steroids indicate an allergic cause for the redness.
This response could be due to allergy against environmental allergens.
Preventing exposure to the allergen is the definitive treatment.
I suggest you to consult your doctor for symptomatic treatment.
In order to determine the nature of allergen, you may require a patch test.
You may have to consult a dermatologist for the patch test to determine the cause of allergy.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Red eye lids can occur due to infection or allergy.
Response to steroids indicate an allergic cause for the redness.
This response could be due to allergy against environmental allergens.
Preventing exposure to the allergen is the definitive treatment.
I suggest you to consult your doctor for symptomatic treatment.
In order to determine the nature of allergen, you may require a patch test.
You may have to consult a dermatologist for the patch test to determine the cause of allergy.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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