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Treatment For Whiteheads On Upper Lip After Waxing?

Three days ago I waxed the fluffy hairs across my upper lip and chin using home waxing strips. I have done this on my upper lip a few times before with no reaction and this time to start off with it was just a little bit sore and there was some redness. The next day I noticed open skin right on the tip of my chin which now looks like a graze as if I ve fallen over which I guess is where I ve waxed over the same spot too many times. Under my chin is all red and spotty, as a whole my skin feels greasy but in some areas the skin is flaking off quite badly. I have been using my normal exfoliating face wash twice a day to try to help with the grease and the flaky skin, and afterwards I have been applying a light moisturiser to combat the dryness but that just seems to have caused many of the spots to become like tiny white-heads and just replaces the oilyness again after washing. It looks really unsightly and doesn t seem to be getting any better. Should I use Sudocrem or Vaseline to soothe my skin? Or just leave it after washing with no moisturiser? I just don t know what to do for the best!
Sat, 19 Sep 2020
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General & Family Physician 's  Response
Hi,

Leave your skin to calm down. If you develop a folliculitis you will need an antibiotic cream. Please use other ways of hair removal on the upper lip. It’s a very sensitive area and waxing should not applied there.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Alexander Davis, General & Family Physician
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Treatment For Whiteheads On Upper Lip After Waxing?

Hi, Leave your skin to calm down. If you develop a folliculitis you will need an antibiotic cream. Please use other ways of hair removal on the upper lip. It’s a very sensitive area and waxing should not applied there. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Alexander Davis, General & Family Physician