Replied By Melissa D. (Berlin, Wi) on 01/29/2014
YEAH!!!! My UGLY deposites are gone! I applied crushed garlic for 3 days 3 times a day. Like I said in my first response, it burned like hell and was reallly ugly. The super cold weather helped the burn, but I looked like I got socked in the kisser for about 8 days. My husband wouldn't let me go out of the house for fear he was going to get thrown in jail for my ugly eye. He couldn't look at me without laughing at me, so I threatened to rub my eye on him. When it was scabby and weaping I cut a wedge of nonstick gauze and applied it at bed time with Neosporin. During the day I washed it with a surgical scrub and let it dry out. Be very safe because an infection could be a trip to the doctor and alot of explaining. I'm very surprised and happy that a $.98 box of garlic saved me about $1500-$2000 at the doctor. I'm a normal person with kids and bills and we don't have that extra ching to spend on something like this! If you go to the doctor I'm sure your eye would look just as bad with an expensive procedure. Mine were under my so with the gals who have them on your eye lid be VERY careful! It is a natural chemical peel so it can do damage so DON'T get it in your eye ball! The more you can crush the garlic up and the mushier you can get it the better it works. I was going to do a 4th day and I'm glad I didn't because 3 is enough. I also use a vitamin E stick to moisturize and heal. So I'm saying goodbye and good luck to all that have this issue and be safe. I hope you get results like I did!Replied By Jas (India) on 03/06/2014
I have big yellowish mark on the inner and small at the outer part of left eye. It came after 7 months of delivering my baby. N its been 1 and half year but still the same. I have started with garlic after reading the good reviews here n its my second day. M doing it twincely I hope it works on me n these ugly marks will go.. hoping for the best will defintly let u know does it work..Replied By Suzanne (Fort Wayne, Indiana) on 03/08/2014
I started applying castor oil on my eye lids and along the lash line, also on my brows to grow them thicker. At first I didn't think it worked and I quit but started again as I liked the way the oil helped to remove every last bit of make up. My lashes and brows are thicker. It has taken awhile but it really works and to my surprise, it also got rid of the nasty xanthoma. The skin around my eyes is smooth and clear and castor oil is cheap and safe. I hope you try it.Replied By Jas (India) on 03/08/2014
In my previous post, I told u about Xanthoma on my left eye.. I have applied garlic for 10 to 15 mins twice a day its my third day my eye got swelled n became so reddish over it please any one tell me is it ok? Should I continue to apply it? How much time it will take to heal my reddish n swelled eye? Please those who got positive result reply me...Replied By Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 03/09/2014
Jas, of course you should stop if you got irritation. You might try Castor Oil before bed.Replied By Jas (India) on 03/09/2014
Thanks .. Mmsg. Does caster oil work on xanthoma too?Replied By Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 03/10/2014
Jas, I don't know. I just know that I read it can help.Replied By Jas (India) on 03/13/2014
Thanks Mmsg and everyone here sharing their views.. as I applied garlic for three days on xanthoma. My skin got burn and the bumpy part of it has gone now it became white.. m waiting for new skin to come over it. Can anyone tell me is it ok? Will the white scar be gone afterwards?Replied By Mandyuk (Midlands, Uk) on 05/27/2014
Hi All, I have these unsightly lumps above my eyes and had them for around 5 years. I really want rid of them, my son says they look like 2 slugs ugh... I do not have the money to get rid of them privately as they don't do them on NHS ...so I am reading about garlic. I have brought one tonight and plan to apply tomorrow.. do you use the juice or the actual clove? I am hoping this will work.Replied By Lisa (Ny) on 07/21/2015
Xanthoma:
Opthamologists and occu plastic doctors all say to excise it because its under the skin and just returns. I'm so confused. I have it on all four lids. Seems like a big deal to me to cut up all my lids at once and one doctor threw me out of his office because I didnt want him to slice up all four at once but wanted bottom lids then top. Anyway, The lower lids are a bit long.
I have researched as best I can and see there's a bit on vitamin E deficiency possibilities. Has anyone read this? And then the usual lipids, liver stuff but my blood tests were all fine a drop over on the ldl but nothing that should have caused this. No one checked vit E levels.
It's so ugly looking. Seems weird there is so little on it in terms of real creams and removers except that one xantharemover that has no real info on except their own hype. Mine are flat ugly yellow ones, not the lumps. Had them about a solid year.
I can see how the garlic would work but it's only the top layer of the skin so it would return pretty quickly. I'm not sure how the castor oil would work but maybe the vitamins in it help it or its milia and not xanthelesma. Not sure on that but would love real photos and time frame. I have changed my diet to all healthy as an obvious precaution if I get the nerve to cut them out I dont want them back.
I do have gerd and wonder if those meds did something sometimes but no one knows much at all. I don't drink or even eat fried up foods so it must be genetic or some weird deficency malabsorption kinda thing. The flat ones are different then the lumps I think in terms of removal.
Replied By Lisa (Massachusetts) on 08/13/2015
I've had this for a few years now. I have one in each inner corner of my eye. I'm def buying the castor oil today. Thanks everyone.Replied By Cindy (Hong Kong) on 06/19/2016
I read your post and started with the castor oil treatment 7 weeks ago. It took more than 4 weeks to start seeing improvement, yet it is improving every day. Hopefully, this ugly xanthelasma will be gone within next month or two. Thanks.