cist / boil under the eye?

Hi all...

I seem to have something on my face, immediately under my eye which I
can best describe as either a cist or boil. I'm definetly on my way
to a doctor ASAP to have this checked out. Any idea what this might
be?

 

Mike,

Sorry for not providing more details. I'm off to the doctor this
afternoon and hopefuly will know after that.

In the mean time, I'm 30, no acne. There isn't much pain associated
with this, and there is no head. It is pink / red, its been present
for about three days. Its on the skin right below the eye (just
beneath where the lower eyelashes are)- I don't think that is
considered the eye lid itself? At first I thought it might be a stye,
which I've had before, so I tried the warm compress approach but no
luck. At this point its quite a bit larger than any stye I'm familiar
with, and its really centered below the eye (its edge touches the
lower eye lid), not on a hair folicle or an eyelast, so I don't think
it is a stye, but I'm not sure what it is and what to do about it -
hence I'm off to the doctor today.

 

Let us know what happens.

Ann

 

Or maybe hordeolum.. but what is this... diagnosis by newsgroup..
hmmm.

Ann

 

Twice I've teased these out of my own lid using a pin. Takes a steady hand,
a clear eye and a sterile pin :_>