Exercise alone will not make lid xanthomas go away, and patients need to be treated with methods such as lipid-lowering therapy and physical therapy to improve their appearance.
Eyelid xanthomas are yellow or orange patches of skin caused by lipid deposits in the eyelid area, often due to high blood lipids or abnormal lipid metabolism. Eyelid xanthomas can be treated with medication and physical therapy, but the lesions cannot be removed through exercise.
If a blepharoplasty patient has high blood lipids, lipid-lowering therapy should be performed first. If the patient’s lipid metabolism is abnormal, even if the lesion is removed by physical means, it will often recur. Patients may be prescribed lipid-lowering medications, such as statins like lovastatin.
Blepharoplakia can be treated with physical means such as laser therapy and cryotherapy to remove the lesion and improve its appearance. Laser treatment uses laser energy to rapidly heat up the superficial skin to remove the tumor.
Patients with blepharoplastoma are advised to seek medical attention to evaluate their condition and follow their doctor’s instructions.