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What Causes Extremely Dry Lips?
My son is 7 years old and has extremely dry lips. Nothing seems to help blistex, vaseline, medicated chapstic nor carmex. They crack and bleed. I thought it might be a side effect of medication that he is taking (Timolol) but I don t see how that would effect his lips. He doen t lick or bite his lips which I thought was the problem. He does have allergies (eggs and nuts) but we are sure to keep those out of his diet. Any help or guidance is greatly appriciated.
Thu, 28 May 2015
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Dryness ,cracks.bleeding may be due to exposure to cold climate.
It may be due to vitamin B complex deficiency specially ribofavin.
Suppliment with Vitamin B complex or multivitamin syrup.
Avoid exposure to cold.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Dryness ,cracks.bleeding may be due to exposure to cold climate.
It may be due to vitamin B complex deficiency specially ribofavin.
Suppliment with Vitamin B complex or multivitamin syrup.
Avoid exposure to cold.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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