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I am suffering from lip swelling and skin sensitivity. Please suggest the solution.
Query: Hi doctor,I am-20-years-old. I have been dealing with a problem with my lips for the past one year. If I intake some food or use any cosmetics on my lips, they swells and becomes dry, red, and itchy. I have taken ayurvedic medicines for nearly six months. It is much better now. But recently, my face... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Icliniq.com welcomes you. I understand your concern and will try my best to give you all the answers in a very easy and clear manner. Given your symptoms, we derive that you suffer from an allergy to some chemical or ingredient in the cosmetic or outside food. It would be helpful if you share t... Read Full »
My lips are cracked, dry, swollen, itchy, and chapped. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am worried about my lips. It is dry, swollen, itching, and chapped. I am an adolescent girl. I went to several physicians, used numerous lotions and ointments, and consumed innumerable medications, all in vain. The doctor stated it was due to dehydration, so I began drinking a lot o... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. According to your descriptions, you have either allergic responses or angioedema, which causes your lips to swell. After contacting your doctor, you can use lip bless cream with a tablet of Cetirizine once daily. Ko... Read Full »
What are the general measures for sensitive and dry skin?
Query: Hi doctor, Recently I started using a face oil with a face wash. I used them before, but I did not have any issues. Now my skin has become dry. My lips are also dry, and the skin is even peeling off. Whenever I eat something spicy, it would irritate it. I would brush my lips to get the skin off and... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concerns. Let me help you to my best. I could see that there is dryness of the lips with the peeling of the skin. It looks like you have dry skin (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). Face oil with face wash is mostly not the cause, ... Read Full »
My lips are chapped and get crusts more often. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,My lips are always getting crusts. It is almost as if they keep regenerating the skin for some reason. They will get soggy and yellow if in contact with water (the crusts) and if I remove them they will grow back two or three days later. I have been having this for four to five months. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I read your query and understand your concern. With your descriptions, it seems you have cheilitis of lips or cracks in lips. I suggest you use lip bless cream after consulting your general physician. Common ingredients of this cream are Kojic Dipalmitate, Niacinamide, ... Read Full »
The skin around my lips are extremely red, itchy, and painful. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have recently developed a troubling condition that is causing discomfort. The skin around my lips has become extremely red, itchy and painful, despite my attempts to alleviate the symptoms using lip balm of various brands. I am seeking your advice and any recommendations you may hav... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to the icliniq family. I would like to offer some suggestions for managing your dry, itchy lips: After returning from outdoors, please wash your face and lips with plain water. Ensure that you maintain a well-balanced diet as dietary deficiencies can cause dryness of the lips. I... Read Full »
I have restless legs and a tendency to sniff and lick my lips all the time. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, Last month, I had restless legs constantly even while resting, I feel the need to sniff all the time and lick my lips as I am getting accused of taking drugs, and it is embarrassing. I also feel a lump in my throat so keep trying to clear it, I do try not to do it when people are aroun... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. From the description, it is almost impossible to delineate the exact cause for repeated sniffing and licking lips. To be frank the very symptoms can be part of anxiety, can be a side effect of antipsychotics such as Flu... Read Full »
I have dryness in and around lips after rosacea treatment. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been suffering from rosacea. So went under proper treatment but now around my lips area, there is dryness. Though I used all the creams on my face, I did not apply creams on the lips area. So is it because of that? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is perioral dermatitis (attachment removed to protect patient identity). A type of eczema that occurs around the oral cavity. The most common reason is the steroid that causes it whether they are present in products we use on face or from the treatment we do. Ye... Read Full »
I am having progressive dryness and chapped skin around my mouth and lips. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 17-year-old female with a weight of 125 pounds and a height of 5'4. I have dry skin around my mouth and lips. It started suddenly when the left corner of my upper lip had a pigment. The dryness and chapped skin increased gradually over the mouth. Almost 3/4 of the lip has been c... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com A dry, white and scaly area around the lip appears as a result of the allergic reaction to the saliva. It is medically referred to as dermatitis, specifically called cheilitis, when it is confined to the lips and the area around it. This could be due to other allergen... Read Full »
Suggest medication for rashes, dryness, and itching under my lips.
Query: Hello doctor,I have got some rashes under my lip due to dryness. Both sides of my lip are cut. My chin area was itching at first, but now there is a pus-like liquid coming out. My upper and lower lip is dry, and there is skin peeling. I have had this problem before, but it was not as bad as it is no... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I would suggest the following. Apply Mupirocin ointment (T-Bact cream) twice daily for 10 days. Take Tablet Ciprofloxacin 500 mg once a day after food for 5 days. Apply Cetaphil cream twice daily for 10 days. Please attach the clinical pictures so that I can assess t... Read Full »
Why do I get drool stains on the corner of the mouth?
Query: Hello doctor, I need treatment for drool stains on the corner of my mouth. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Use 1 percent Hydrocortisone cream at night (in a very small quantity) for seven days, Tacroz 0.1 percent ointment twice daily during the day for ten days. Do you use cosmetics like lip balm? Is there any history of atopy or allergies? Do you have irritation due to c... Read Full »