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What Is The Cure For Red Ring Around Lips Caused Due To Licking?
I started licking my lips many years ago. I have stopped licking them. Instead of a red ring around the lips, I have black ring around my lips. I put Vaseline and other lip care products on my lips and around them. But the black ring around my lips won’t go away and I had this for 8 years. This is ruining my life because I’m really insecure about it. I don’t want the black ring around my lips anymore.
Mon, 10 Mar 2014
Hello,
I can understand your concern for red ring around lips caused due to licking.
This can be due to scratching or due to "contact allergic dermatitis". Due to scratching of the area it leads to further aggravation of the problem. So the most important part in her treatment is to not even touch the area unnecessarily.
For the betterment you need to take proper treatment from dermatologist. Both oral and topical steroids will be need to take care of the problem.
In between do warm compresses for multiple times a day and apply any bland moisturizing cream such as liquid paraffin for multiple times a day. A topical steroid containing fluticasone or mometsone for few days gives quite good relief.
She will be alright by proper dermatological care.
Hope these information will help. If you have any further query I will be happy to help.
"With good health wishes"
I can understand your concern for red ring around lips caused due to licking.
This can be due to scratching or due to "contact allergic dermatitis". Due to scratching of the area it leads to further aggravation of the problem. So the most important part in her treatment is to not even touch the area unnecessarily.
For the betterment you need to take proper treatment from dermatologist. Both oral and topical steroids will be need to take care of the problem.
In between do warm compresses for multiple times a day and apply any bland moisturizing cream such as liquid paraffin for multiple times a day. A topical steroid containing fluticasone or mometsone for few days gives quite good relief.
She will be alright by proper dermatological care.
Hope these information will help. If you have any further query I will be happy to help.
"With good health wishes"
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