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Hiking. Surgery Done. Spot On Right Eyelid. Swollen, Puffy Eye. Causes And Treatment?
I fell when I was hiking last Saturday. I broke my arm and had surgery done on Wednesday. When I fell, I also hit my right cheekbone and a bruise was evident by Thursday. There was also a reddish spot right outside of my rght eyelid. The last couple of days, I have woken up with a very swollen, puffy area i the skin just under my right eye. What could be cause of this? And how should I treat it?
Mon, 29 Apr 2013
Hello
Besides the other general problems, in your eye it appears you are suffering from black eye which is caused due to bleeding in sub-cutaneous area of the eye. You need to give a hot fomentation, apply some anti-biotic ointment over the affected area and take some anti-inflammatory tablets for 5-7 days.
In black eye, the color changes will be visible up to about 1-1.5 months. So, it takes time to heal and you need not worry.
Regards
Besides the other general problems, in your eye it appears you are suffering from black eye which is caused due to bleeding in sub-cutaneous area of the eye. You need to give a hot fomentation, apply some anti-biotic ointment over the affected area and take some anti-inflammatory tablets for 5-7 days.
In black eye, the color changes will be visible up to about 1-1.5 months. So, it takes time to heal and you need not worry.
Regards
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