Fat lumps on eye lids

[Kimstyles]

How do you cope with the cholesterol lumps on your face ? I struggle and would love them removed from my eyelids . Has any one had these removed ? Did it hurt ? I’m on Warfarin had aortic valve replaced mechanical so no alternative yet but Warfarin 😖so I dont thin k i can have them cut them out . My cardiologist will only let me have functional surgery , and only if really necessary !!! I

The B side of mechanical heart valve no cosmetic surgery !! Yer I know vanity and I’m thankful to the nhs to be alive

[jimmyq]

I had one on each eyelid and one below my right eye. They are disappearing as my cholesterol level is coming down. I only have the one on my right eyelid now and that is smaller than it was.

I am not a doctor but you could try reducing the amount of cholesterol you consume. Speak to your GP or contact BHF nurses about this if you want expert opinion or clarification.

[Kimstyles in reply to jimmyq]

Thank for replying Iv got one in each eyelid and underneath , others people don’t notice it but I do . They haven’t gone down with my cholesterol , going down Iv had them over thirty years . I got familia hyper cholesterol and I’m on two statins atorvastin and ezetrol , tried cutting down after my heart surgery but it just shot up gain !! I just would like theses creamy lumps gone .

[jimmyq in reply to Kimstyles]

I had mine from my 30s and I'm now 62. I have read Michael's reply below and if they bother you that much I would consider the laser surgery, if you can afford it.

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

I have got the impression, maybe incorrectly, that the issues related to subsequent surgery are not always fully explained when people are choosing between mechanical and tissue valves. Surgical removal is not an option for you so do not even consider it. As you have probably seen lasers are being used more frequently by the medical profession from eyesight correction (although the effects of ageing continue) to the treatment of fungal nails. Laser treatment is available for cholesterol spots so it may be worth researching it and running it past your cardiologist if it seems a possibility. I doubt it will be available on the NHS.

[Kimstyles in reply to MichaelJH]

No I didn’t know about lasers , did speak to my cardiologist as I need tummy tuck ( I lost ten stone ) but that not possible , they didn’t explain that haveing a mechanical valve would prevent any surgery that’s not functional . Before surgery I have to come off warfrain for four days switch to injection and that whilst operating shouldn’t be off heparin pump for more than 4 hours .

I was just told oh take a tablet once a day and have blood test once a month !

I’m a retired advance nurse practitioner ,when I had my surgery I would say that cognitively I was a bit knocked off . As ii was critical very suddenly so didn’t do enough research myself , just informed as I was 57 mechanical better as I wouldn’t need surgery again ( heart ) , II also have terrible problems with my INR it’s very fragile swing from 5/6 to 2.4 over night .