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Eyelid Exfoliation (ABMax®) for Blepharitis in Los Angeles

A deep clean for the lash line.

Debris and biofilm build up along the lid margin in blepharitis and feed the inflammation that destabilizes your tears. Professional eyelid exfoliation with ABMax® removes that buildup far more thoroughly than wipes at home — and when Demodex mites are part of the picture, we treat them specifically.

Eyelid exfoliation in the office
Removes
Debris and biofilm at the lash line
Targets
Blepharitis, Demodex mites
Pairs with
IPL and gland expression
Then
A simple home lid routine

When we use it

For lids that wipes can’t calm.

The lash line up close

If your lash lines stay flaky, itchy and red despite home cleansing, or if styes keep coming back, the margin usually needs a professional clean. Depending on your case, our eye doctors in Los Angeles combine exfoliation with IPL and gland expression, so the lid environment and the glands are treated together.

Cylindrical dandruff at the lash base points to Demodex; those cases get targeted mite therapy, not just better hygiene.

Related

Lid-margin disease travels in groups.

Common questions

Eyelid exfoliation, answered.

Anything else, call the office at 310-828-2010.

  • No — it feels like a brisk, gentle polish along the closed lid margins and takes minutes.

  • Wipes maintain; exfoliation removes the adherent biofilm wipes can’t. Then your home routine keeps it from rebuilding.

  • Microscopic mites that live at lash follicles; in excess they drive a stubborn form of blepharitis that needs targeted treatment.

  • The usual sign is lash lines that stay flaky, itchy and red even though you clean them at home, or styes that keep coming back. Blepharitis also tends to bring burning, itching and crusty lids or lashes on waking. Collarettes, sleeves of debris around the base of the lashes (also called cylindrical dandruff), are a telltale sign of Demodex mites; those cases get targeted mite therapy along with the exfoliation (more in Demodex blepharitis).

  • Clean your lids every day. Blepharitis usually doesn't go away completely, and keeping it under control takes a cleaning routine for life. Wash your hands, mix warm water with a gentle cleanser, and press a soft cloth dipped in it against your closed eye for a few minutes to loosen crusts. Then gently rub along the base of the lashes, rinse with clean water, and use a fresh cloth for the other eye.

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Give your lids a clean slate.

Book an evaluation; if your lash lines are the problem, we’ll treat them properly.

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