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Dry, Dead Skin On Lips, Bleeding, Black Scarring. Suggestions For Scar Removal?
Hi There, I had an accumulation of dry dead skin on my lips and I had a really bad habit of picking the dead skin off until it bled. Now, it has left a black spot almost like a scar tissue or a blood blister I m not sure on my bottom lip. It has been there for a while now and I m not sure how to make it go away. Please offer me any suggestions and feedback you think will help. Thanks
Wed, 26 Dec 2012
Hi,
To treat chapped lips drink adequate amount of water, take nutritious diet and apply a hydrating lip balm or Vaseline as many times as required. Also to remove dry dead skin, do warm saline compresses twice in a day followed by application of a steroid antibiotic cream. Never try to pick dry skin as it might lead to bleeding and infection of lips. Hope that solves your query. Take care.
To treat chapped lips drink adequate amount of water, take nutritious diet and apply a hydrating lip balm or Vaseline as many times as required. Also to remove dry dead skin, do warm saline compresses twice in a day followed by application of a steroid antibiotic cream. Never try to pick dry skin as it might lead to bleeding and infection of lips. Hope that solves your query. Take care.
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