... where can i get private removal of pinguecula (1 replies)
... Because the rate of recurrence is rather high, removal is not usually recommended unless there is irritation or infection. ... (1 replies)
... If they feel removal is an option, I will have surgery the following day. ... (29 replies)
... One more thing re. the surgery...from the few mentions of pinguecula removal I've been able to find on the internet (and what you wrote re. your friend's sister), it seems like the people who have it done are happy with the results. So I wonder how they found doctors willing to remove them?? (7 replies)
... pinguecula excision on December 16 and my tissue around the removal site is always red, veiny, and irritated to this day. Does this go away? ... (4 replies)
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... Hi all!
Kerry I have a question for you. I'm also planning to have my pings removed next summer (probably better during the holiday season since healing seems to take a bit of time). Did you go to Harvard Eye one trip only for consultation & removal etc or did you have to make one trip for consultation and another for removal. I live in Sweden so it would be better for me... (29 replies)
... d for several minutes to let the drop absorp...something else to try is punctual plugs. I had mine permanently lasered closed. Your natural tears will flow out of these plugs so getting them closed helps to hold moisture...believe me I've had these damn things going on 15 years now. ... (29 replies)
... pm. My appointment is with Dr. John Hovanesian. However, I am not going to have the removal done that day, but just the evaluation. I have an important business trip in early September. ... (29 replies)
... for a consultation. I forget the MD that I am scheduled with, but if all is a go, then I will schedule to have the surgery done in the latter part of Septemeber. ... (29 replies)
... surgeons in San Francisco, one who's the head of the opthamology dept of San Francisco at UCSF. All have discouraged me from surgery. One doctor, Dr. Karen Oxford, pleaded with me not to have them removed. ... (29 replies)
... It was definately worth going through wih the surgery. My pinguecula on my left eye was large and was in the process of turning into a pterygium. It took 3 stiches to close the gap which would have taken 30 stiches and a graft to fix if it progressed to the latter. ... (33 replies)
... They cause your eyes to take on a yellowish color and can form lumps in the conjunctiva. The ONLY way to get rid of them, unfortunately, is by surgical removal and this can be done only by a qualified ophthalmologist. But ophths. usually will not remove these growths because they tend to grow right back. ... (2 replies)
... Hi Kerry! I was doing some research about pinguecula removal and was reading through your thread from back in 2006. I decided to join the forum to see if I could find others suffering from pings. ... (5 replies)
... Oh Yes I've got it. Now I wanna get rid of it. Has anyone had surgery for removal specifically in the SF Bay Area. ... (6 replies)
... I asked Dr. Tseng some questions about the connection between pinguecula and dry eyes, and the possibility of removing them. ... (490 replies)
