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Dry Chapped Pinkish Lips. Need A Cure

i had a habit of chewing my lower lip when i was 16 yrs old, the habit was such tht i could not resist stopping it, after chewing it used to get dry, and chappy, so i used to rub the lower lip to get rid of the chappiness.. so it continued for 2 yrs then, i stopped it, but it didnt heal soon...i am now 26 yrs and the shiny pink skin appears on my lower lip, as if i am suffering from leukoderma, can u please help me heal it fast, it seems like its the pink skin after the scab on both halves of my lower lip... please help me get it healed fast
posted on Sat, 11 May 2013
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Hello,
Welcome to health care magic.
As you have rightly mentioned, it is your bad habit of chewing your lip which has caused this condition.
Unfortunately,it is difficult to get the colour back. You could try gels containing placental extracts and exposure to sunlight after consulting with your dermatologist.
Surgeries called blister grafting can be tried.
Easier solution is camouflage. Purchase a good quality lipstick which matches your natural lip colour.
I hope you have stopped the habit now.
Hope this helped.
Take care.
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Dry Chapped Pinkish Lips. Need A Cure

Hello, Welcome to health care magic. As you have rightly mentioned, it is your bad habit of chewing your lip which has caused this condition. Unfortunately,it is difficult to get the colour back. You could try gels containing placental extracts and exposure to sunlight after consulting with your dermatologist. Surgeries called blister grafting can be tried. Easier solution is camouflage. Purchase a good quality lipstick which matches your natural lip colour. I hope you have stopped the habit now. Hope this helped. Take care.