Minor Surgery
Eyelid and facial lumps and bumps are not uncommon. Many lesions can be readily diagnosed on the basis of their characteristics and can include the following:
- Chalazion (inflamed meibomian gland)
- Stye (an infected eyelash follicle)
- Skin tags
- Cysts
- Milia (small white skin lumps due to blocked ducts)
- Pigmented and non-pigmented moles
- Raised skin blemishes
A number of other lesions can be readily diagnosed by clinical examination alone and it is important to distinguish benign from malignant lesions. The majority of malignant tumours affecting the eyelids and area surrounding the eye generally consist of slowly enlarging, destructive lesions. There are a number of subtle features which can help to differentiate malignant from benign eyelid tumours but it can be difficult to make the correct diagnosis of an eyelid lesion without a biopsy which can be quickly carried out.