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Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:31 am  |
Well it's another one of those situations that I should have left alone. But here is the story:
I had this milia on my upper eyelid for about 2 years. Well about a month ago I finally went in to my dermatologist to get it removed. She attempted with a scalpel and comedone remover and got some of it out but told me to come back if some was still in there. Well about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks ago I went back in there for a full body exam and showed her the milia was still there. It wasn't that bad and my first instinct was to just leave it alone since it was this tiny white thing. Well she asked if I wanted her to attempt to remove it again and I said "yes" wondering if I made the right decision. Well this time I think she had to go a little deeper and then cauterized it. Well after a week or so when the scab fell off I'm left with this red scar that's been there for a week. I called the office and they said this redness should go away. I tried putting vitamin E oil on it (of course in fear also of developing another milia from the oils in it) and it doesn't seem to be helping. It makes me feel I should have just left the milia there that was hardly visible!
Does anyone know if this will eventually fade and how long it usually takes? I dont' want to be with this for years. Is there any over the counter things I can use that will help fade the redness? The scar isn't deep or anything, and its a little sore so I don't want to try to use my retin-a on it. Does anyone know of anything else or if I should let it fade on it's own? |
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:59 pm |
| By surgical healing time the scar is still very new. It will continue to lighten like they said but it will be on your body's time line. Some scar redness takes years to go away but that is one pole of the healing time possibility. It may become lighter by next month for you. Scar tissue is very different from epidermal (skin) tissue so the usual treatments used to combat redness probably won't work. My advice is to keep the scar very moisturized, as it is still developing. With it being on the delicate eyelid skin I wouldn't recommend anything more drastic than that. |
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Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:03 pm |
Time heals all. 
Give it time. I had some moles removed in the same way and by three months it was perfectly healed. |
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