If your child gets stye, parents must know these treatment methods!

"It must be because I ate too much fried food some time ago and I am too hot."
"Tell him to go to bed early, but he has to be there 'touching my breasts'"
"Did you see something? Why do you have stye?"

As a parent living in Dongguan, when you find that your child has a pimple-like thing on his or her eyelid, your first thought must be that it must be due to "heat" or "sleeping in bed too late".

Many parents take a "wait and see" attitude, initially thinking it is a minor problem and not worth taking too seriously. However, the pimple grows bigger and bigger, and even becomes painful. After going to the hospital for a checkup, it is found to be a stye, which is commonly known as a "stye".

What exactly is a pinhole? How should parents deal with it for their children? This article explains it to you!

What is a stye?

In daily life, everyone likes to call stye "stye". The medical name is hordeolum, which is a common inflammation of the eyelid edge, usually caused by bacterial infection. If children do not pay attention to eye hygiene and rub their eyes with dirty hands, bacteria can easily find their way in.
Director Ye Jianzhang of the Cornea and Ocular Surface Department of Dongguan Aier Eye Hospital said that generally speaking, if the situation is not serious, it can be improved through conservative treatment. But if we are "too careless" and just delay and ignore it, it may spread and cause orbital cellulitis, which is particularly prone to recurrence. Orbital cellulitis is an acute inflammation of the orbital soft tissue. If it is not treated promptly and reasonably, it may cause the child's vision to decline or even blindness, and in severe cases it may endanger his life. If it is delayed without treatment, the acute stye may develop into a chronic inflammatory granuloma, and then surgery will have to be performed.

What are the symptoms of a stye?

Red: The child's eyes will have localized congestion and the eyes will look red.
Swelling: The eyelids are red, swollen, hot and painful. The skin temperature is slightly higher when touched and it hurts when pressed.
Heat: If you gently touch your child's eyes with your hand, you can feel that the temperature of the eyes is higher than other parts of the body.
Pain: There is obvious pain in the local area of ​​the eye.
Abnormality: The child always feels like there is something in his eyes, feels very uncomfortable, and keeps blinking.

What conditions can trigger a stye?

Eye-related diseases: If your child has a pre-existing eye disease such as blepharitis, the chances of developing a stye may increase.
Other diseases: Systemic diseases such as acne, dermatitis, and diabetes may also make children more susceptible to styes.
Bad living habits: Children often stay up late, have irregular work and rest schedules, and their body resistance is reduced, which makes it easy for bacteria to take advantage of the situation. Frequent consumption of greasy, spicy, and high-sugar foods will make the sebaceous glands secrete more vigorously, which can easily induce styes. In addition, rubbing the eyes with dirty hands can easily allow bacteria on the hands to enter the eyes.

Director Ye Jianzhang reminds: Stye develops very quickly. Generally, a stye will grow in 2 to 3 days. In 4 to 5 days, you can see white heads appearing on it, and sometimes there will be pus.

Collect! This is how parents should handle it!

When the symptoms are mild, topical antibiotics are the main treatment, such as erythromycin eye ointment. However, if topical antibiotics are ineffective or if periorbital cellulitis has developed, systemic antibiotics must be used.

When a stye becomes purulent, it requires surgical treatment. Many parents are particularly worried when they hear that their children need surgery. In fact, stye surgery is a minor outpatient surgery, which is very common, so there is no need to be too anxious.

Will there be scars after stye surgery?

The incision of stye surgery is relatively neat and short, which causes less damage to tissues. In addition, the blood supply around the orbit is very rich, and the recovery after surgery is fast. Generally, the wound can heal well in 5-7 days. However, any trauma has a recovery period. When the scar gradually softens, the mark will be almost invisible.

However, if the abscess formed by the stye is large, the wound is broken in an irregular manner, and it takes a long time to go to the hospital, then the possibility of leaving scars is relatively high.

How long does it take to recover from a stye?

In the early stage of stye, the child's eyelid will be obviously red and swollen. When entering the recovery period, the redness and swelling will gradually subside. Generally, for mild stye, the redness and swelling will begin to subside 3-5 days after the onset of the disease. If it is more serious, it may take about 1-2 weeks.

During this period, if your child has any discomfort in his eyes, be sure to take him to a professional ophthalmic medical institution for treatment in time.

What is a chalazion that is often confused with a stye?

Director Ye Jianzhang said that chalazion is caused by the blockage of the meibomian gland drainage duct, which prevents the secretions from being discharged and forms a chronic granuloma of the meibomian gland. The meibomian glands secrete oily substances to keep the eyes moist. If the duct is blocked, a chalazion will grow on the eyelid.

The course of chalazion progresses relatively slowly. A hard lump can be felt on the tarsal plate, but the eye will not become red and there will be no pain. The surface skin will bulge, but it will not be attached to the lump.

Does a chalazion require surgery?

When the chalazion is relatively small, with a diameter of less than 2-3mm, and the child does not feel any discomfort in the eye, and there is no redness, swelling, pain, or foreign body sensation, surgery is generally not required.

If the diameter of the chalazion is relatively large, for example, it is larger than 5mm, and it has caused obvious changes in the child's eye appearance, such as local bulging of the eyelid, the two eyes appearing asymmetrical in size, or the chalazion does not subside for a long time and is repeatedly inflamed, then you may need to consider surgical treatment.

How long does it take to recover after chalazion surgery?

The recovery time after chalazion surgery is affected by many factors. Generally speaking, it will take about 1-2 weeks to recover. In the few days after surgery, children should pay attention to their eye habits, watch less electronic screens, and reduce the time they use their eyes. Also, do not let children do strenuous exercise to prevent eye collisions, bleeding or infection.

Usually about one week after surgery, if the swelling and congestion in the child's eyes have been significantly reduced, he or she can do some light daily activities such as walking. But if you want to do strenuous exercise such as running or playing ball, it is best to wait two weeks after surgery to make sure that the eyes have fully recovered before doing it.

Eye protection tips

Parents must pay more attention to their children's eye health, so that their children can have fun while protecting their eyes. If you find any abnormality in your child's eyes, it is recommended to go to a professional ophthalmology medical institution for treatment in time.