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Is A White Line On The Inside Of The Upper Lip A Concern?

White line on the inside of upper lip, it looks white in the middle and surrounding tissue is red. It kind of feels like a canker sore but it s not round, it s a line. It isn t bleeding and i have normal lymph nodes, normal voice, no throat lump feelings, no trouble swallowing..just pain like a canker sore in this area.
posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. It looks like the white line with whiteness in the center and redness all around seems to be due to injury in that area or biting of the lip. It can also be due to infection. So my suggestion is to apply Chlorohexidine gel in that area and along with it apply numbing gel like Oragel. Do cool compresses or do cool water rinses. Take Vitamin B complex for a week.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Is A White Line On The Inside Of The Upper Lip A Concern?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. It looks like the white line with whiteness in the center and redness all around seems to be due to injury in that area or biting of the lip. It can also be due to infection. So my suggestion is to apply Chlorohexidine gel in that area and along with it apply numbing gel like Oragel. Do cool compresses or do cool water rinses. Take Vitamin B complex for a week. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.