Description and Possible Medical Problems
If you wake up one day and find a flat yellow growth on the underside of an eyelid, the first thing you should do is call your doctor to have your cholesterol checked. This flat yellow growth, called a xanthelasma, is a cholesterol deposit that has gathered under the eyelid. Flat yellow growths can also occasionally occur in diabetics.
Xanthelasimae are not in themselves a health problem; however, whether or not you’re predisposed to high blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, if these flat yellow growths appear under one or both of your eyelids, you should definitely monitor your cholesterol levels and start proper treatment with diet, exercise, and medication.
If you think the deposits are unsightly, your doctor can remove them on an outpatient basis. They may, however, grow back, especially if you do not treat your high cholesterol.
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