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How Can I Get Rid Of This Light Ring Around My Mouth?
Hi. How can I get rid of this light ring around my mouth? It started when the skin got really dry and started peeling a bit and even started hurting and redenning. All that is done and has left a light ring around my mouth (I'm a 16 yr old African America female btw). I've been using Vaseline along with a cream the dermatologist gave me to try. I think it works fine but it has phases where it will get better then worse then better then worse again (like now). I'm gonna visit the derm again later but I just wanted to follow up online. Is there a faster way to get rid of it? Is what I'm doing alright? Will it ever go away? Thanks so much.
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Sat, 15 Mar 2014
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Sat, 3 May 2014
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hello thanks for the quiery,,what u r doing is right,, do visit ur dermatologist for a follow up,,skin lesions r like that they keep repeating till u find the proper cause,, so also take a consult with allergy specialist if anything is causing this,, mean time use home remedies like aloe vera , turmeric, and honey,, hope it helps,,tc
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