Eyelid biopsy

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Thank you Mike, much appreciated!

Hi Anna. I have just had an excisional biopsy on a large lower lid lesion 4 weeks ago. It had grown to around 3mm so quite large for the eye and right in the corner. I had mine done through the nhs but at a private hospital that allows for nhs patients. Currently waiting on biopsy results as I’ve had the lesion slow growing for four years. It’s now 4 weeks and no biopsy back yet but I contacted them this morning for an update so hopefully i will hear soon. 

My excision was done under local anaesthetic and done within about 15 mins. Uncomfortable but not painful and I recovered after probably 4/5 days. No stitches used, they cauterised the area to stop the bleed. 

It is so difficult to find information on the eye so I hope this has helped as I struggled to find anyone who had gone through my experience. I will update you with my outcome when I hear it. 

good luck

rachel

Hi Rachel, 

Thank you so much for your message, it helps a lot! 

I hope your results will be ok and you can forget about all this. It's so stressful, fingers crossed for a good outcome!

Can you tell me more about the healing process? I've been told eyelids heal very quickly and they heal well. Apart from cancer, I am also concerned about the visual aspect of the whole procedure. My lump is 2mm big, they said I would have an incisional biopsy. 

Many thanks!