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How To Heal Cracked Lip Corners?
I have had cracked corners on my lips for about 2 months now. I have tried many lip treatments and nothing helps. Lips are very dry. when I put lip meds on they seem to soak in and I have to re-apply often. at one point I had a very red line on the inside of my upper lip.
Sat, 1 Feb 2014
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You seem to have angular cheilitis. It could be due to vitamin B complex deficiencies, anemia or candidiasis. Take supplements of B complex daily. Check your sugars and hemoglobin. If a KOH test can be done from the angle of the mouth it can rule out candidiasis. You might need to consider a consultation with dermatologist or physician for work up and treatment.
Hope this helped,
Take care.
Welcome to healthcare magic,
You seem to have angular cheilitis. It could be due to vitamin B complex deficiencies, anemia or candidiasis. Take supplements of B complex daily. Check your sugars and hemoglobin. If a KOH test can be done from the angle of the mouth it can rule out candidiasis. You might need to consider a consultation with dermatologist or physician for work up and treatment.
Hope this helped,
Take care.
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