At present, there are many clinical methods to treat xanthoma of eyelid, but none of them have become the "gold standard", which shows that each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, clinicians should choose appropriate treatment methods according to patients' individual conditions, willingness to treat and their own experience.
What surgical treatment does xanthoma of eyelid have?
As a traditional method to treat xanthoma of eyelid, surgical resection can definitely remove the focus, and its treatment methods are diverse and can be flexibly operated according to clinical experience.
Surgical indications for xanthoma of eyelid:
Clear familial hyperlipidemia;
The lesion involves the upper and lower eyelids of both eyes;
The lesion recurred many times.
For smaller lesions, it can be removed directly or combined with blepharoplasty; For serious injuries, the wound needs to be repaired. At present, the redundant skin (and orbicularis oculi muscle) obtained from the incision of double eyelid plasty is often used as full-thickness flap, subcutaneous pedicle flap or myocutaneous flap to repair skin defects, which can achieve ideal results.
What medicine is used to treat xanthoma of eyelid?
Because of individual differences, there is no absolutely best, fastest and most effective medication. In addition to the commonly used over-the-counter drugs, we should also choose the most suitable drugs under the guidance of doctors and in full combination with personal circumstances.
Local drug injection therapy: The main drugs used are heparin drugs (such as heparin sodium, low molecular weight heparin calcium and sodium alginate) and some anti-tumor drugs (such as Pingyangmycin). When using local drugs, it is necessary to inject drugs repeatedly, which is easy to relapse.
Laser therapy
With the development of laser technology, laser therapy has become one of the commonly used methods to treat xanthoma of eyelid. Commonly used laser processing methods are: CO2 laser, argon ion laser, YAG laser, pulsed dye laser and so on.
At present, there are many kinds of lasers used to treat xanthoma of eyelid in clinic, and the corresponding results are not the same.
What other treatment measures are there for xanthoma of eyelid?
Cryotherapy, electrocautery, microwave therapy, chemical peeling therapy, etc.
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The best treatment of xanthoma of eyelid
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Every patient's situation is different, and it is impossible to say exactly which treatment is the best. Doctors will choose surgical resection, local injection of drugs, physical therapy and other methods according to the specific situation of patients.
As a traditional method to treat xanthoma of eyelid, surgical resection can accurately remove the focus, and its treatment methods are diverse, and doctors will operate flexibly according to clinical experience.
Local drug injection therapy, the main drugs used are heparin drugs (such as heparin sodium) and some anti-tumor drugs (such as Pingyangmycin). When using local drugs, it is necessary to inject drugs repeatedly, which is easy to relapse.
With the development of laser technology, laser therapy has become one of the commonly used methods to treat xanthoma of eyelid. Commonly used laser processing methods are: CO2 laser, argon ion laser, YAG laser, pulsed dye laser and so on. In addition, some patients can also receive physical therapy such as freezing, electrocautery and microwave.