What should you know about eyelid wart removal?

A rough or raised eyelid growth may be a wart, but skin tags, blocked glands, benign growths and other lesions can appear similar. A clinician examines its surface, colour, attachment and relationship to the lash line. Changes in size, bleeding, ulceration, crusting or loss of nearby lashes make assessment especially important. Do not assume a bump is a wart from appearance alone.

Treatment depends on the diagnosis and exact position. Removal may involve a carefully chosen office procedure, with attention to eyelid function and the eye surface. Read about [Wart Removal](/treatments/surgical-dermatology/wart-removal/) as background, but do not use a general wart product on the eyelid.

Arrange an examination rather than cutting, freezing or burning the lesion yourself. Tell the clinician about blood-thinning medicines, allergies, eye disease, contact lenses and previous abnormal scarring. After removal, keep the site clean as instructed, avoid rubbing and keep makeup and contact lenses away until advised. Follow the dressing or ointment plan exactly, since the eyelid is close to the eye.

Seek prompt review if the growth bleeds without being touched, changes rapidly, develops an ulcer or causes lash loss. After a procedure, contact the clinic for worsening redness, pus, fever, increasing pain or swelling. Get urgent eye care for vision change, severe eye pain, light sensitivity or trouble opening the eye.

Ask what the growth appears to be, whether it needs laboratory examination after removal, which technique protects the lash line, how a mark may heal and which changes require an earlier check. Ask when you can safely resume eye makeup and contact lenses.