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Suggest Treatment For Extreme Dryness On The Lips

I first have dry chapped lips, and I constantly have to put lip balm on and have seen no improvement. I have woken up and have had puss/yellow crusted lips. I went to a doctor and he didn t know what was wrong. He put me on some type of steroid cream which did help, but it only tamed my condition. Since then I have only used Aquaphor on my lips and I haven t had any crusting since, just chapped lips occasionally (I still put stuff on my lips at least once a day). This was a few years ago by the way. I again recently have red, sore, weeping lips which turn to a yellow crust. What do I have, and how can I treat it? Please help, and thank you for your time!
posted on Sat, 19 Sep 2015
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of extreme dryness on the lips which could be due to persistent infection of hair follicle due to certain irritation. It could be due to dehydration and excessive sun exposure and along with that due to viral infection of upper lip leading to cold sore formation I would suggest you to apply petroleum jelly over the lips. Do not bite on the lips as it leads to exaggeration of symptoms. Consult a dermatologist once and get evaluation done. Go for patch test, virus culture and blood test. Drink plenty of water to maintain hydration. Maintain basic oral hygiene. Apply aloevera gel as well to maintain moisture of lips and prevent them from drying. You should apply topical steroid drugs to prevent hair follicle infection and take oral and topical antiviral drugs in case of cold sore

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Treatment For Extreme Dryness On The Lips

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of extreme dryness on the lips which could be due to persistent infection of hair follicle due to certain irritation. It could be due to dehydration and excessive sun exposure and along with that due to viral infection of upper lip leading to cold sore formation I would suggest you to apply petroleum jelly over the lips. Do not bite on the lips as it leads to exaggeration of symptoms. Consult a dermatologist once and get evaluation done. Go for patch test, virus culture and blood test. Drink plenty of water to maintain hydration. Maintain basic oral hygiene. Apply aloevera gel as well to maintain moisture of lips and prevent them from drying. You should apply topical steroid drugs to prevent hair follicle infection and take oral and topical antiviral drugs in case of cold sore Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari