Suggest Treatment For Inflammation Of The Lips

Posted on Sat, 25 Feb 2017

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Question : yes, all of a sudden, i had a small area of my lip show up like kinda rough. i put
alcohol on it which dryes it out.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Cortisone cream & moisturising cream

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic
It could be cheilitis which is inflammation of the lip.
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to apply topical steroid like cortisone cream on the affected rough area twice daily along with frequent and liberal application of a moisturising cream containing white soft paraffin on entire lips 3-4 times in a day for 7-8 days.
This should resolve the problem.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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