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Suggest Treatment For Peeling Skin On Lips.
Hi, whenever I wake up my lips feel very tight. Then as the day goes on it starts to peel and I will put Burt's Bees honey chapstick on it constantly to stop the peeling but it keeps peeling all day. When i peel off all the dead skin, my lips and the skin around my mouth looks very red and become very sensitive. This happens over and over every single day. What can I do to stop it?
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
Hello,
The main problem here is dryness of the lips. You need to use a good quality lip balm at least 5 times a day and restrain from peeling the skin of lips. If there is a lot of burning/ itching in the area you may take a short course (14 days) of mild topical steroid cream like desonide cream at night. If the problem is getting aggravted on sunexposure, then you need to use any lip balm with sunscreen in it.
Regards
Dr. Tushar K
drtusharks@gmail.com
The main problem here is dryness of the lips. You need to use a good quality lip balm at least 5 times a day and restrain from peeling the skin of lips. If there is a lot of burning/ itching in the area you may take a short course (14 days) of mild topical steroid cream like desonide cream at night. If the problem is getting aggravted on sunexposure, then you need to use any lip balm with sunscreen in it.
Regards
Dr. Tushar K
drtusharks@gmail.com
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