Very dry, cracked, flaky skin Philtrum (Lip)
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hello! im 24 years old and Im having this problem when my upper lip - philtrum becomes very dry, harden, cracks up and skin becomes flaky. I was diagnosed having atopic dermatitis when i was a child, but it seems to be a different problem as I still get the dermatitis on my fingers and I have medicine that helps me with it in no time.
For the Philtrum - It appeared and was never fully healed for over two years now, but it comes and goes, sometimes it could be totally fine for a week, and next thing you know you wake up with dried out philtrum and you try to put some sort of lubricant like cream for dry skin, vaseline, creams for eczema, it might help for a time being but not 100%.. I need to know whats causing this, as I travel a lot I never had chance to see a specialist. But being exposed to different air and environment, eat different food, althou gh always stay hydrated I still get this problem. Im attaching this picture and i hope someone can help me. Ive never uploaded anything like that online but I cant live with this anymore, I really need a solution. Thank you really really much in advance and sorry for my english as its not fluent...
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Marina_Dee Guest
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Charlie I wonder if this could be a fungal problem. Wash the area every night before you go to bed with a dandruff shampoo, especially one containing Selenium sulphide. Do this for a week.If you have no reaction then stop the shampoo and apply an antifungal cream to the area before you go to bed for one week. One containing Clotrimazole,which you should find in most pharmacies and online.If you have no reaction to either of these treatments then try to combine them for the third week.
Any redness, or adverse reaction stop immediately.