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Cracked lips
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Okay so for the second time in two months now I've got really red skin at both of the corners of my mouth, it stings when i open my mouth and looks chapped and I think its turning into one of those cracks that you get at the side.
Last tim i had it, it got infected (probably because i picked it a teeny bit something i will definitely not be doing again) and it didn't go away for a whole MONTH. it looked disgusting and i had to get antibiotics and stuff...
the thing is whats the best thing to put on it? at the moment im just lathering it with vaseline, and using zovirax once a day (just in case its the beginning of a coldsore, i dont think it is though) but iv been doing that for about a week now and its just still the same! i really dont want it to get worse, it was so painful last time, and i know it sounds stupid but it upsets me! it makes me feel so self concious and i dont like kissing my boyfriend or anything.
also does anyone else get it? thanks.
Last tim i had it, it got infected (probably because i picked it a teeny bit something i will definitely not be doing again) and it didn't go away for a whole MONTH. it looked disgusting and i had to get antibiotics and stuff...
the thing is whats the best thing to put on it? at the moment im just lathering it with vaseline, and using zovirax once a day (just in case its the beginning of a coldsore, i dont think it is though) but iv been doing that for about a week now and its just still the same! i really dont want it to get worse, it was so painful last time, and i know it sounds stupid but it upsets me! it makes me feel so self concious and i dont like kissing my boyfriend or anything.
also does anyone else get it? thanks.
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when i went to the doctor about it last month she said a 'persistent crack at the side of the mouth' was a sign of anaemia, and i am anaemic, so iv been taking iron tablets for two weeks now, hopefully maybe they'll work? i'll def get the betadine stuff as well. is it silly to go to the doctors about this if it doesnt go away? it just seems like such a small thing. hmm.
My lips get really dry when I'm working a lot because of the heat from the production bin and they usually end up cracking. Blistex will make them better in a couple of days.