Lips won’t stop peeling - what could possibly be done?

Question

I had a botched lip filler done 5 months ago. I tried to dissolve but had a bad reaction to the dissolver and could not continue. I have a bunch of hard lumps and my lips won’t stop peeling off. It’s so painful. What could possibly be done?

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

Hello! My name is Jessica, I am a physician assistant, and one of the providers at Aesthetic Skin. This is a great question. After receiving lip filler it is completely normal to experience dryness and peeling. I recommend applying lots of Aquaphor and/or chapstick to keep the lips hydrated. I hope this helps and best of luck!

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Exfoliative cheilitis is rarely reported but appears to affect both sexes equally and mainly affects young adults less than 30 years of age. It may be related to your previous filler injection. 
Some patients diagnosed with exfoliative cheilitis actually have a localised form of psoriasis.
Factitial cheilitis may be triggered by a stressful event leading to an element of self-damaging behaviour.
Whatever the underlying cause, exfoliative cheilitis can be made worse by:
Mouth breathingLip lickingLip suckingLip pickingLip biting
It is often self limiting unless you’ve had a long history of this. 
Best,
Mats Hagström, MD

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