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Suggest Remedy For Loss Of Pigmentation On Lips

i ve loss pigment on my bottom lip, i ts been over a year since this happen . tried protopic but it is hard to used when you are trying to cover up the problem when you are working. what can be done to get rid of this problem.hate wearing lipstick! i m 40 yrs. old, an african american and this look is not pretty!
Tue, 31 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

You seem to have lip vitiligo which is a pink to white discoloration due to loss of melanocytes/ pigment cells. Treatment is difficult and long term. I suggest you to use a lotion form of protopic (contains tacfolimus), over which you can wear lipstick at work after the medication dries up. In addition I suggest you to use a moderately potent topical steroid e.g mometasone furoate 0.1% cream/ ointment for night application. Another option for medication resistant lip vitiligo is to go for permanent tattooing/ camouflage.

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Suggest Remedy For Loss Of Pigmentation On Lips

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You seem to have lip vitiligo which is a pink to white discoloration due to loss of melanocytes/ pigment cells. Treatment is difficult and long term. I suggest you to use a lotion form of protopic (contains tacfolimus), over which you can wear lipstick at work after the medication dries up. In addition I suggest you to use a moderately potent topical steroid e.g mometasone furoate 0.1% cream/ ointment for night application. Another option for medication resistant lip vitiligo is to go for permanent tattooing/ camouflage. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.