Help - Desperate For Solution For Lip Issues Posted: 06-18-05 19:11pm
I have had skin issues with my lips for
over a year. They started out being
amazingly unsatiably dry for no reason at
first for a few months, and over time it
developed into a condition where acidic
(incl. Tomatoes and fruits), salty, spicy
foods - anything with taste, additionally
alcohol and prolonged sun exposure, cause
my lips to react. They puff up like a
bad botox job, get rashy and irritated.
Sometimes they ooze a little liquid and I
wake up in the morning looking liked i've
been punched in the mouth with crusty junk
on the edges of my mouth from the dried
ooze. Sometimes they are irritated in
general - I am desperate for a solution.
I've tried protopic and dermatop and they
didn't work. I had skin patch testing
done and i'm allergic to nothing, though
that derm suggested that for some
unexplainable reason I have damaged the
skinon my lips and the acidic, spicy, etc,
items don't cause the irritation but
rather are like putting alcohol on an open
wound - the wound is there and these
things cause discomfort to the skin that's
wounded. Does anyone have any ideas on
what to try? Putting a thick coat of
carmex on before eating/drinking doesn't
work either. It's affecting my quality
of life and needs a solution. Thanks
