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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In A Section Of An Eyebrow Due To Cellulitis

Hello, I have a quarter size section of my left eyebrow that has been swollen for over a year. The swelling started when I plucked my eyebrows and has never gone back to normal. 2 weeks ago I manipulated the area to see if I could feel anything. The next morning when I woke up, my entire eye brow was swollen and a large section of my forehead above the eyebrow was also swollen with read streaks. Doctor diagnosed the area as cellutitis and prescribed a 7 day course of Docycycline 100mg. Additional syptoms went away, but the Initial swelling of the quarter size section is still visible. How do I make this swelling go completely away?
Fri, 9 Jan 2015
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Once the cellulitis is treated and you still have the initial swelling left then the doctor may reduce the swelling by either aspirating it with a sterile needle or making a small nick under local anesthesia. Do not try anything on your own as we do not want to turn it into a chronic case.

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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In A Section Of An Eyebrow Due To Cellulitis

Once the cellulitis is treated and you still have the initial swelling left then the doctor may reduce the swelling by either aspirating it with a sterile needle or making a small nick under local anesthesia. Do not try anything on your own as we do not want to turn it into a chronic case. Thank you for your query