Xanthoma Defined

What is The Skin Disorder Xanthelasma?

Also known as xanthelasma palpebra, these planar, yellowish spots are commonly found on the eyelids and around the eye area. They are one of the most frequent and least unambiguous of all the Xanthomas. They will not commonly produce distress to the victim, but they can be visually unsightly and thus cause humiliation and people can become very aware of them, due to their visual character.

Xanthoma may take on several arrangements, and they could be soft, semi-solid. They frequently form in spots that are, and the top eyelid areas often affected more than your Xanthelasma bottom eyelids. In many cases, all four eyelids are involved. They frequently differ in size from about 2 towards 30 mill and are horizontal fixed and have different definitions, and they will at times expand in magnitude & in numbers over time. They are 'foamy' in character and classed as a under the skin necro-biotic skin disease.