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Always Am Picking The Skin On My Lips Until It Bleeds. Have A White Mark In The Center Of The Lip. How To Remove It?

HI....I am always picking the skin at my bottom lip,,,,sometimes until in bleeds. I get so annoyed with the flaky skin! I am trying to let my lips heal naturally and am drinking more water. But I have this white mark in the center of my lower lip that is kind of hard and calloused. Is there any hope for me removing this. It's embarrasing to take pics or even look at people with it there.
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for the query,
You have developed a condition called as post inflammatory hypopigmentation.

This has appeared due to your constant picking.

You can apply a mild steroid cream to reduce inflammation.

Please stop picking else medication wont work.

Please meet a dermatologist for final diagnosis and treatment

Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
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Always Am Picking The Skin On My Lips Until It Bleeds. Have A White Mark In The Center Of The Lip. How To Remove It?

Hello, Thanks for the query, You have developed a condition called as post inflammatory hypopigmentation. This has appeared due to your constant picking. You can apply a mild steroid cream to reduce inflammation. Please stop picking else medication wont work. Please meet a dermatologist for final diagnosis and treatment Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you