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2. Cheilitis - Wikipedia

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   Counterintuitively, constant licking of the lips causes drying and irritation, and eventually the mucosa splits or cracks. [2] The lips have a greater tendency to dry out in cold, dry weather. [citation needed] Digestive enzymes present in the saliva may also irritate the lips, and the evaporation of the water in saliva saps moisture from them. [8]

3. Angular cheilitis - Wikipedia

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   The term "cheilocandidiasis" describes exfoliative (flaking) lesions of the lips and the skin around the lips, and is caused by a superficial candidal infection due to chronic lip licking. [14] Less severe cases occur during cold, dry weather, and is a form of chapped lips. Individuals may lick their lips in an attempt to provide a temporary ...

4. Lip licker's dermatitis - Wikipedia

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   Lip licker's dermatitis is a type of skin inflammation around the lips due to damage by saliva from repetitive lip licking and is classified as a subtype of irritant contact cheilitis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The resulting scaling, redness , chapping , and crusting makes a well-defined ring around the lips .

5. ‘I’m a Dermatologist and *This* Is the Most Common Dry-Lip ...

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   If you’ve got chronically dry lips, Caren Campbell, MD, a California-based board-certified dermatologist, says you may be suffering from lip licker’s dermatitis. “When our lips are dry, we ...

6. The best lip scrubs for dry, cracked lips, according to experts

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   Frank Body Coffee Lip Scrub $ at frankbody. For severely dry or chapped lips, try this lip scrub from Frank Body, which comes recommended by Garcia. The two exfoliants (sugar and coffee grounds ...

7. Do lip balms dry out your lips?

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   EltaMD UV Lip Balm Sunscreen, SPF 36 Sunscreen Lip Balm with SPF, Moisturizes and Protects Dry Cracked Lips, Water Resistant up to 80 Minutes, Transparent Zinc Oxide Lip Sunscreen, 0.28 Tube ...

8. Vermilion border - Wikipedia

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   The skin of the face is thicker than the skin overlying the lips where blood vessels are closer to the surface. As a consequence, the margin of the lips shows a transition between the thicker and thinner skin, represented by the vermilion border. It therefore has the appearance of a sharp line between the coloured edge of the lip and adjoining ...

9. Mouth assessment - Wikipedia

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   Normal lips. The lips are normally symmetrical, pink, smooth, and moist. There should be no growths, lumps, or discoloration of the tissue. Abnormal findings are asymmetricality, cyanosis, a cherry-red or pale color or dryness. Diseases include mucocele, aphthous ulcer, angular stomatitis, carcinoma, cleft lip, leukoplakia, herpes simplex and ...