Parents have been asking me an eyeful of questions about styes and whether they should worry if their child gets one. Let me ...

A pimple on your eyelid usually isn't acne — it's probably a stye, chalazion, or xanthelasma. A stye is a round, red bump that can be treated with a warm compress to drain the pus. A chalazion ...

and it's usually located on the edge or the inside of the eyelid, closer to the surface of the eyelid. Styes also tend to be ...

A stye is a red bump that forms on the eyelid and can look and feel like a big pimple. This bump often feels swollen and painful to the touch. Styes are basically like acne that occurs on the ...

An eyelid bump is often a stye, a pimple-like bump that can be uncomfortable or unsightly but goes away on its own. Other causes include milia (milium), chalazion, or, in rare cases, skin cancer.

Also, don’t put expired makeup, used towels, or dirty hands on your eyelids. A tender spot near your eyelashes can be an early warning sign of a stye. Apply a warm compress and then gently ...

A stye is a red, hot, very tender swollen bump near the edge of your eyelid. A chalazion, on the other hand, is a somewhat tender, smooth, round bump normally in the middle of your eyelid.

Your son's stye is also known as a chalazion or Meibomian cyst. It is a small lump on the eyelid due to a blocked oil gland, and can occur on any eyelid. Your son's eyelids contain many oil ...