Orange stripes on my eyelids?

[Timmy40]

A bit of an odd one this, snd no I don't wear makeup, or use sunbeds. Recently I've developed a thin ( say 2mm wide ) strip of yellow/orange over first my left eyelid then my right eyelid. I feel fine otherwise, but surely my eyelids haven't decided to go an odd colour for no reason? Any ideas? Anyone else had this?

[LordGrover]

Like this?

[Timmy40]

Lets calibrate it, say that's a level 10 version, I've got level 4 or 5. Haven't got the purple bits, but yeah, a bit like that just less 'developed'?

[CragGriff500]

It could be xanthalasma, which is essentially a deposit of fat plaques within the eyelids, most often towards the nose side. They can be related to having high cholesterol so perhaps go to your GP and get it checked.

[CragGriff500]

Xanthelasma sorry.....

[Timmy40]

CragGriff500 said:

It could be xanthalasma, which is essentially a deposit of fat plaques within the eyelids, most often towards the nose side. They can be related to having high cholesterol so perhaps go to your GP and get it checked.

High cholesterol you say? As a 40 year old with a life long penchant for bacon butties, pies, and of course chips..... I think that's fairly unlikley.

Drs Appt booked just incase.

[4G63T]

Timmy40 said:

High cholesterol you say? As a 40 year old with a life long penchant for bacon butties, pies, and of course chips..... I think that's fairly unlikley.

umm, why do you say that its unlikely?

[Timmy40]

4G63T said:

Timmy40 said:

High cholesterol you say? As a 40 year old with a life long penchant for bacon butties, pies, and of course chips..... I think that's fairly unlikley.

umm, why do you say that its unlikely?

I was being sarcastic. It hadn't actually occured I'd have high cholesterol, but thinking about it.

[Stu R]

Timmy40 said:

High cholesterol you say? As a 40 year old with a life long penchant for bacon butties, pies, and of course chips..... I think that's fairly unlikley.

Drs Appt booked just incase.

Prepare for the fact you're about to be told to give up bacon and other cholesterol bombs,

[Timmy40]

Stu R said:

Timmy40 said:

High cholesterol you say? As a 40 year old with a life long penchant for bacon butties, pies, and of course chips..... I think that's fairly unlikley.

Drs Appt booked just incase.

Prepare for the fact you're about to be told to give up bacon and other cholesterol bombs,

Give up bacon? There must be a surgical alternative that's less dramatic?

[grumbledoak]

Hold on to that bacon buttie! Even Ancel Keys has admitted that dietary fat/cholesterol isn't an issue and he was the daddy of all that stuff.

Edited by grumbledoak on Wednesday 21st May 20:42

[Revisitph]

Timmy40 said:

Give up bacon? There must be a surgical alternative that's less dramatic?

Depends on your P.O.V. as to whether endovascular coronary artery stents or coronary artery bypass grafts are a less dramatic option than a bacon-free diet! However, not all xanthelasma are related to hypercholesterolaemia so you may be OK.