What is Xanthelasma Palpebrarum?

๐—ซ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ (๐—ซ๐—ฃ) are essentially lipid deposits, or ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€, that are most commonly seen on the eyelids. They are more common in women and usually seen in the fourth and fifth decades.

Xanthelasmas can be associated with high levels of ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น in the blood or inherited ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ that are related to ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ. The most important thing to do if you think you might have XPs is seeing your doctor. The ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ of the Xanthelasma can be treated anytime, but the priority is to make sure your health isnโ€™t in any way at risk. We would be delighted to help you should you need any advice.