Cyst on eyelid, advice please

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I have a cyst on my eyelid

GP said this morning it may need surgical removal.

has anyone else had a cyst here and can advise as to what this might entail, or does anyone have any other remedies to reduce/remove it please?

It's just starting to get itchy too, which is annoying

TIA

I had that years ago. Had it removed surgically. It was done in the doctor's consulting room, not in a hospital. He gave a local anaesthetic injection and then used a sort of clamp thing to make sure the eye stayed open. Then he just used a little scalpel thing to cut it away very quickly and put a bandage over the eye. It wasn't the most pleasant day of my life but was all over very quickly. Good luck!

Thanks eeyore2, the prodecure sounds horrid!
At least I'll be prepared

Is it a chalazion? I had one of these and managed to get rid of it without surgery. It is caused by a blocked oil duct and you need to 'melt' the trapped oil by applying heat several times a day. I bought a heatable eye mask online and then cleaned the area with special wipes called Lidcare. The cyst took several weeks to completely clear up and seemed to come back again a couple of times. I got the chalazion because I have a chronic condition called blepharitis.

Yes, years ago. Removed in the local eye unit. It was right on the lash line and did leave a gap which was very slow to fill in. I'd forgotten until now so it's obviously grown back now!

Hmmm, it doesn't look like a chalazion at the moment banished but if it gets bigger it might. Thanks tor the heat treatment idea, I might try that anyway.