XANTHELASMA PALPEBRARUM
WHAT IS XANTHELASMA PALPEBRARUM?
Xanthelasma is a sharply demarcated yellowish deposit of fat underneath the skin, usually on or around the eyelids. While they are neither harmful nor painful, these minor growths may be cosmetically unacceptable and can be removed.
DOES XANTHELASMA INCREASE WITH TIME?
They are generally permanent with tendency to increase in number and coalesce with time.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TREATMENTS AVAILABLE?
- Patients should have their fasting lipid levels checked and those with increased lipid levels should have a cardiac risk assessment done. If required medical intervention would include starting the individual on lipid lowering drugs with aspirin.
- The lesions can be left alone unless the patient wishes them removed for cosmetic reasons. The condition is itself harmless..Lesions can recur in patients after treatment.
- Various options are available including surgical excision, chemical treatment with trichloroacetic acid, laser treatment.
- Laser treatment for Xanthelasma
WHY CUTEXX SKIN CLINIC FOR XANTHELASMA TREATMENT?
At Cutexx Skin Clinic, use the novel minimally ablative RF laser device, just as a damaged painting is delicately restored one area at a time, or a photographic image is altered, pixel by pixel, the RF Pixel improves your appearance by affecting only a fraction of your skin at a time with thousands of microscopic RF Pixel spots. We have used the treatment successfully in Xanthelasma cases with good response.
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Dr. Kinnor Das, MBBS, MD, is a specialist in Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy. With extensive training and experience in these areas, Dr. Das is dedicated to providing exceptional care to his patients.
