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What Causes Scaly Skin On Lips?

It started off like chapped lips on my lower right lip and was scaley, I used carmex, blistex, Valtrex and chap stick but nothing seem to help. now after about three weeks it has spread to my upper left lip. Its just scaley skin on my lips. What can I do or what do you think this is?
Mon, 19 Oct 2015
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

As per your complain you are suffering from chapped lips which can be due to long standing dehydration, dry mouth caused due to various causes, excessive sun exposure, dry and cold climate, lip sucking and biting habit,nutritional deficiency [iron and Vitamin B12] etc..
You can take a multivitamin tablet daily..
Apply a thick coat of petroleum jelly or bees wax containing lip balm to relieve dryness as well as it will lock moisture over the lips..
Apply Vitamin E oil over the lips..
Cooled aloevera gel is also helpful..
Do cold compresses as it will increase blood circulation..
Apply a SPF 15 containing lip balm over the lips if you expose to sun..
Drink plenty of water..
Avoid sucking or licking the lips as it further evaporates moisture from lips..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Scaly Skin On Lips?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. As per your complain you are suffering from chapped lips which can be due to long standing dehydration, dry mouth caused due to various causes, excessive sun exposure, dry and cold climate, lip sucking and biting habit,nutritional deficiency [iron and Vitamin B12] etc.. You can take a multivitamin tablet daily.. Apply a thick coat of petroleum jelly or bees wax containing lip balm to relieve dryness as well as it will lock moisture over the lips.. Apply Vitamin E oil over the lips.. Cooled aloevera gel is also helpful.. Do cold compresses as it will increase blood circulation.. Apply a SPF 15 containing lip balm over the lips if you expose to sun.. Drink plenty of water.. Avoid sucking or licking the lips as it further evaporates moisture from lips.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.