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Suggest Treatment For Swelling, Redness And Dryness On The Upper Lips

Posted on Fri, 18 Aug 2017

Question: Can a reaction from a toothpaste containing sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium lauroyl sarcosinate look like/cause symptoms of aphthous stomatitis/dermatitis such as swelling, redness, small ulcer and dryness on inside upper lip? Is there a remedy? How long to heal?

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Toothpaste can be a cause...

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Thanks for the query...

Yes, toothpaste can be a cause of allergy but Aphthous ulcers are not always due to the allergic reaction...

Yes, it is treatable so my suggestion is to apply a numbing gel containing Lignocaine over it...
Do warm saline gargles twice to thrice daily...
Take Vitamin B complex supplement for a week...
Do cool compresses over it...

Please write back for more queries...

Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee