Skin Lightening + Lips Q&A

My lips have not always been like this. When I was younger it was fully pink but over the last few years, it has gotten this way. I had a habit of licking my lips but I have stopped it for months now and still, there is no difference. I have also been regularly applying petroleum jelly. 

I am of light to medium complexion yet my lips have become dark when they were very pink when I was a baby and when I was younger. In fact I was very pale as a small child and baby but now I am darker and so are my lips and mainly the top lip. What can I do to lighten them? Are there any treatments for this? Also what can I do to get my baby skin colour back?

I am using hydroquinone cream as doctor consulted but there is not a difference shown to me. And my lip become dry again and again and I apply Vaseline all time but darkness isn't gone.

I have side of my lips darker than the rest of my face. I have been having for a long time now. It makes my face look wider and weird. i have tried bleaching with hydroquinone but it bleached the skin around it and not the affected area. Its the same as my lip color but its not part of the lips, almost i would say the same kind of skin but not really. It connects to my lips but not part of it. This hyperpigmentation i want to get rid off i dont know how. I am (18) Latino skin type color.

I am a 25 year old female with wheatish complexion. My lips became darker with age. Its genetic. Upper part of the lip is dark while corners of the lower lip are also dark. So in hunt of safe topical creams for lips which would lighten them a bit and can be used over long term without any side effects. I found this gel on some forums, so want to know if it's safe and can be used on sensitive areas such as lips.

i was having a bit pinkish lips before and now they turned to darker,can u suggest me anything or i laser treatment really works to get pink lips and how much that will cost me? I am an Indian girl.

My top lip is dark brown and my bottom lip is pink... I like the color of my top lip and would like the bottom a darker so they match. It makes me self concious. For the most part they have always been like that and its never been an issue to me until now... I think its ugly. How to permanently fix this is even them out without constantly applying gloss

I'm Asian with very dark lips. I was thinking of doing Yag laser to correct this. Is it effective? How much would it cost?