my bottom lip will not heal!! it keeps cracking / peeling every few days cause i use to pick at it.. HELP ME!?

Question

i have been picking/biting the outside of my bottom lip for years now and i finally stopped about 3 weeks ago but it wont heal, it keep cracking / peeling it looks like there are multiple scabs on my lip after a few days and looks really gross like i dont even want to be around people when it looks bad then the scabs / dry skin just fall off in the shower or when i brush my teeth some times and the process starts over again every few days... i dont even pick at it and i dont lick my lips either, the dry skin/scabs just fall off... i really need help cause i have a gf and i cant even kiss her when my lip is like this and im just sick of it. i REALLY need someones help please.. btw ive tried pretty much every kind of chapstick out there and nothing has worked.. i think i need to see a dermatologist or something.. PLEASE HELP ME! thanks..

Answer 1

use ear waxx....... No joke

Answer 2

Try some peroxide. Wash your lip twice a day.
Do you have a store that sells a lip balm called Bert's Bees?
Or go to a health food store and look for a balm that has bees wax, some tee tree oil and maybe some cocoa butter.
Those 3 things will help most sores heal up fast.

Answer 3

It sounds like you're not being patient enough. I've been the same way myself. When I get hit by something like that, or a mouth sore, I want it to heal in a few days, but things don't always heal that fast. If you leave it alone and keep it moist and from getting dry, it will eventually heal. Drink plenty of water!

Answer 4

I have had this nasty problem for some time now (years), but after I started taking a B complex in addition to my vitamins and the problem went away in a matter of weeks and hasn't come back unless I stop taking the B's it will be there again after a couple of days, it would be a good idea to go to the doctor to see if he can cure it permanently, as I am in the process in but haven't got to a doctor yet as the VA hospital is very stingy with care. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Going to the doctor is a good idea if its
been a long going problem.
Try drinking more water (like the
recommended 8 to 10 glasses a day)
for awhile and see if that improves the
dryness. I have found that helps me if
my lips get really dry. Sometimes it
seems that lip balms just makes it worse.
Going to the doctor is a good idea if its
been a long going problem.

Answer 6

Go to the drug store and look where the chapsticks are. There should be a little glass white jar with a yellow lid. It's called Carmex. Use that instead of Chapstick. I heard using chapstick alot can actually dry out the lips and make them worse. The Carmex costs about $2

Answer 7

Okay your not going to believe this but there's a product you can get at walgreens or wal-mart it's called Boudreauxs butt paste.
It can be used on any rash dry skin or lips. It's a miracle paste that works.

Answer 8

Sounds like a fungus infection.
Go to a skin doctor.
ALSO: get your metabolism up to speed up the healing faster.
Do some aerobic exercises every day.

Answer 9

Try a good multivitamin-mineral tablet, with a B50 complex, and a full spectrum essential fatty acid supplement to rule out nutritional deficiencies. Also increase you intake of quality protein (milk, eggs, etc).

Answer 10

Neutrogena Norwegian Formula® Hand Cream is AMAZING. its called hand cream but you can use it on your nose, lips, and on that annoying spot in between the two. it heals everything.

Answer 11

eat carrots. it sends blood to the mouth area helping the bad area to heal quicker. its true. read You Are What You Eat by Dr Gillian Mckeith.