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Upper Lip Numb, Burns On Licking. What Could Be Cause?
my upper lip is numb a bit and it gets dry very fast at times it also burns after licking it this has been happening for four days .. medical history is i have A mitric valve pro lapse condition .. i had pneumonia twice when i was a child .. thats all please help me out . this numbness is Getting annoying and it doesnt seem to go O.o
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Sun, 10 Mar 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for the query,
You might have developed perioral dermatitis.
Apply a mild steroid like Triamcinolone gel.
This will give you relief.
Also use vaseline petroleum jelly.
Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
Thanks for the query,
You might have developed perioral dermatitis.
Apply a mild steroid like Triamcinolone gel.
This will give you relief.
Also use vaseline petroleum jelly.
Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
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