How to treat styes in children

If your child has a granite that hurts in the eyelid , very close to the eyelashes, it is probably a stye . It is nothing more than a mild inflammation in the skin . But, once located, what can we do? The normal thing is that our son complains a lot and tends to touch the area that hurts and itches.

If your child has a granite that hurts in the eyelid, very close to the eyelashes, it is probably a stye. It is nothing more than a mild inflammation in the skin. But, once located, what can we do? The normal thing is that our son complains a lot and tends to touch the area that hurts and itches. But this is precisely the first thing we have to try to avoid. If we let it rub the eyelid, it will only make the situation worse.

Tips for treating children's styes

The good news is that most styes disappear spontaneously. However, we can also help so that the swelling of the skin decreases and the stye disappears more quickly. The treatment is very simple: it consists of applying moist compresses on the child's eyelid . It will take 10 or 15 minutes. They are applied between 3 and 4 times a day. You can soak them with an infusion of chamomile . It is soothing and will help lower the swelling.The

pediatrician can also prescribe a pomade or an antibió antibiotic eye drop for the affected area. You will have to give it until stye desapare disappears. With these treatments, stye will disappear in a few days (between 3 and 7 days). If you do not return, it is best to return to the pediatrician, because in some cases thestye

is encyst. And only in these cases, the doctor will have to open it to drain the infection. What not to do to treat children's styes and how to prevent them - Never try to eliminate styes by squeezing them. Besides being very painful, you could cause a greater infection.

- Make sure your child does not rub the inflamed area. It could lead to

'reinfection' of the stye

. To prevent them, it is best to maintain a scrupulous hygiene in the area of ​​the eyelids . Wash your hands very well, and in the case ofchildren

prone to styes, clean excess oil from the edges of eyelids frequently. Children who use contact lenses, will have to be very careful when putting on and taking off their lenses. It is highly recommended that you wash your hands very well every time you go to do it. If, in spite of everything, a stye comes out, they will have to stop wearing the contact lenses until it disappears.