Hi, I have had cracked, peeling lips on the top and bottom in the middle for the past 3 months or so. They get tiny watery blisters along the edges in those areas and then peel. This keeps repeating itself every few days. I saw my family provider and she thought it was possibly related to eczema, which I have trouble with in the winter on my legs. I have never had cold sores and asked her to test me for Herpes, which she ordered for all types and the results were negative on all counts. I had my lips tattooed by a professional make up artist in a professional facility about 10+ years ago and have never had problems in any way until recently. She said sometimes people react to the red dye in the ink. I contracted HPV after my divorce a few years ago and had a hysterectomy last summer for recurring abnormal Paps - all turned out fine with only one pre-cancerous spot. In May, my boyfriend of almost 3 years developed about 12 small, flat warts on his penis and went to the doctor to be treated. I was concerned that this was related from having oral sex between us. She said not and I asked my dentist at my routine appt. earlier in Aug. to check for oral HPV, but he said my mouth and all looked good. I have been using plain Vaseline, no lip gloss and my doctor also said to use the Cortisone ointment sparingly that I use for eczema. I finally made an appt. with the dermatologist, but can t get in for 2 weeks yet. I am a college instructor and it is very irritating and looks like severely chapped lips - especially on the top. Any suggestions? Thank you, Dawn M.