A stye is a small, painful lump that can appear on or inside the eyelid or around the eye.
They’re considered common and should clear up on their own within one to two weeks.
But one doctor said if styes reoccur it’s because you haven’t dealt with the underlying cause.
London doctor Dr Seemed Mezher has more than 184,000 followers on TikTok, where he issued the advice.
Dr Mezher started with the first step to take to treat a stye. He explained: “When oil glands underneath your eyes get blocked they can get infected and that can lead to the formation of the stye, or if they just get blocked then it can cause something called chalazion.
“Regardless of which one you have, both can be treated with warm compresses which are important to help unblock the glands, and it should be applied for two to three minutes at least four times a day.”
In some cases, styes may also need to be treated with antibiotics.
But if styes keep coming back, Dr Mezher you need to deal with the underlying cause – oily eyelids.
He advised: “You can get these eyelid wipes which are made for this to use twice a day. But they can get expensive quite quickly.
“So a good alternative is using baby shampoo.”
Dr Mezher recommended dabbing it on some cotton swabs and wiping your eyelids twice a day.
This story originally appeared on Express.co.uk
