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What Does Brown Ring Around The Mouth Indicate?
I have a brown ring around my mouth and it just came up in November and I still have it. I know I don't have herpes or HIV cause I never had sex before and came in contact with anyone that had herpes. I think it came from one time on a cold night I was outside and licked my lips and around my lips and they got dry 2 minutes later and I kept doing it . I have tried lip balm but it doesn't take it away all the way. If your search up chapped lips on Wikipedia and see the first picture it a brown ring around the lips that what I have. Please tell me a cute to this .
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Hi,
I can understand your concern for brown ring around the mouth. This is a part of condition konwn as "Perioral dermatitis". These marks can be due activity of melanocytes in the superficial epidermal layer of skin or due to sun tanning also.
Lightening agents such as Kojic acid or azelaic acid cream application which you can use under dermatological guidance. So considering the above facts you can apply these cream but only under dermatological supervision.
The most important part in treatment is by sun protection by all measures. Take a proper guidance and follow up with a good dermatologist so that all the problem of pigmentation can be dealt best for future time. Eat healthy diet containing lot of Vitamin A and Vitamin C.
Take care
I can understand your concern for brown ring around the mouth. This is a part of condition konwn as "Perioral dermatitis". These marks can be due activity of melanocytes in the superficial epidermal layer of skin or due to sun tanning also.
Lightening agents such as Kojic acid or azelaic acid cream application which you can use under dermatological guidance. So considering the above facts you can apply these cream but only under dermatological supervision.
The most important part in treatment is by sun protection by all measures. Take a proper guidance and follow up with a good dermatologist so that all the problem of pigmentation can be dealt best for future time. Eat healthy diet containing lot of Vitamin A and Vitamin C.
Take care
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