Want to have beautiful eyelashes for the holidays? Be careful of eye diseases

During the Spring Festival

Girls carefully prepare "three-piece suit for Chinese New Year"

Manicure, hairdressing, eyelash extensions

Want to have a beautiful holiday

Although you can have thick and long eyelashes for a short time

But be careful not to damage your eyes with eyelash extensions.

Dr. Lu Xiulan, associate chief physician, assistant director of the Department of Eyelid and Orbital Diseases/Ocular Plastic Surgery at the Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University , reminds us that there are various glands distributed around the eyes, such as meibomian glands, sebaceous glands, etc. If the eyelashes are transplanted improperly and not cleaned properly, these glands are prone to secondary infection, thus causing hordeolum, which is commonly known as stye or "stye".

What is a stye?

The scientific name of stye is hordeolum, which is a common acute suppurative inflammation of the eyelid glands and eyelash follicles. It is divided into external stye (red and swollen mass on the eyelid skin) and internal stye (yellow-white abscess on the eyelid conjunctiva).

The typical clinical symptoms of stye are redness, swelling, heat and pain in the eyelid. Some patients with poor infection control may also develop orbital cellulitis, resulting in more serious symptoms such as periorbital redness and swelling, conjunctival congestion and edema.

How to prevent styes after eyelash transplantation?

1. Keep your eyes clean, do not rub your eyes with dirty hands, and avoid bringing bacteria into your eyes.

2. Towels, pillowcases, bed sheets and other items should be washed and changed frequently.

3. Control the time of using electronic screens, maintain a regular schedule, and avoid overstraining your eyes.

4. Don’t stay up late, get enough sleep, exercise moderately, and improve your body’s immunity.

What should I do if I suddenly have a stye?

Generally speaking, stye develops rapidly. Cold compress can be applied when local redness and swelling are obvious in the early stage. When a nodule forms, local hot compress can be considered, 3-4 times a day, each time for 15 minutes. In the early stage of the disease, local frequent antibiotics combined with helium-neon laser irradiation can quickly relieve symptoms.

Zhao Min, deputy chief physician and assistant director of the Eyelid and Orbital Disease/Ocular Plastic Surgery Department of Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University, reminds: If the stye does not improve significantly after taking the medicine, and the local redness, swelling and pain of the eyelid are significantly aggravated, you need to come to the hospital in time to rule out orbital cellulitis. Most patients will get better within a week of taking the medicine, which is manifested by the disappearance of local redness, swelling and lumps, or inflammation is limited to abscesses. At this time, coming to the hospital for excision and drainage can also be cured quickly. Do not squeeze it by yourself to avoid the spread of inflammation.

Tu Huifang, chief physician and director of the Eyelid and Orbital Disease/Eye Plastic Surgery Department of Wuhan University Aier Eye Hospital, emphasized that the use of eye cosmetics and eyelash extensions must be cautious. While pursuing beauty, safety and health must be taken as the premise, and attention should be paid to cleaning and protecting the eyes. If the eyes become red, swollen or painful, you can go to the Eyelid and Orbital Disease Clinic of the Eyelid and Orbital Disease/Eye Plastic Surgery Department of Wuhan University Aier Eye Hospital in time.