Benign Eyelid Lesions

This patient had cholesterol deposits that can sometimes form on the eyelid, the condition is called xanthelasma. The deposits were carefully excised in the office under local anesthesia. They have healed wonderfully without any noticeable scars. Patients with this condition need to be sure that their cholesterol is within normal ranges before the procedure.

This patient had slowly growing cholesterol deposits, termed xanthelasmas. She wished to have them removed at the same time as an upper eyelid blepharoplasty. An in office procedure was performed to remove her excess skin (upper eyelid blepharoplasty) and removal of the lesions. She healed incredibly well and very happy with her results.

This patient has had a longstanding right upper lesion since she was a child. It has been slowly growing and wishes to have it removed. The lesion was carefully removed and she then underwent eyelid reconstruction. Post operative photo was taken 1 year after reconstructive surgery.

This patient had a slowly growing left lower lid mole since childhood. She wished to have it removed. The goal of the procedure was to remove the lesion in its entirety and then reconstructing the lid. We call this a full thickness wedge excision of the eyelid. Dr. Zoumalan used minimally invasive techniques to help allow the lid to heal as well and naturally as possible. Stiches were in place up to 10 days to allow the lid to properly heal well.

Preoperative photo a female patient with slowly enlargening lesions along the medial (closer to the nice) upper and lower lids. They are painless but she wished to have them removed. Post operative photograph was taken 4 weeks after complete excision of the lesions. The biopsy was consistent with xanthelasma. This is a commonly seen condition that is frequently bilateral and often seen in patients with hyperlipidemia.