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Suggest Treatment For Dryness And Irritation On The Upper Lips

I have extremely dry lips that if I smile, they pucker and become shriveled. The edges of only my upper lip are red and irritated. No symptoms on my lower lips.....I am a hostage to lip products to make them feel moisturized. It has been nearly two months.
Thu, 20 Jul 2017
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Thanks for putting your query over here.
I would recommend to avoid using any cosmetic moisturizers over your upper lip.you can apply curd or simple vaseline for moisturizing as home treatment.Besides also take multi vitamin with mineralscapsules daily as there is possibility of accompanying vitamin B12 or zinc deficiency.Have a balanced diet including lots of green vegetables,pluses,legumes,fruits in your routine diet.
Also would like to ask you,
is there any swelling or itchy sensation over upper lip to rule out any allergy?
Is there presence of rashes anywhere over rest of body or any other health complaints?
Are there painful sores over or around lips?
These all questions are to rule out other possible underlying health conditions like allergy,Candida or herpes infection,Kawasaki disease etc
Thanks and regards.
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Suggest Treatment For Dryness And Irritation On The Upper Lips

Thanks for putting your query over here. I would recommend to avoid using any cosmetic moisturizers over your upper lip.you can apply curd or simple vaseline for moisturizing as home treatment.Besides also take multi vitamin with mineralscapsules daily as there is possibility of accompanying vitamin B12 or zinc deficiency.Have a balanced diet including lots of green vegetables,pluses,legumes,fruits in your routine diet. Also would like to ask you, is there any swelling or itchy sensation over upper lip to rule out any allergy? Is there presence of rashes anywhere over rest of body or any other health complaints? Are there painful sores over or around lips? These all questions are to rule out other possible underlying health conditions like allergy,Candida or herpes infection,Kawasaki disease etc Thanks and regards.