Would lip filler help my angular cheilitis?

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I have been getting these cuts in the corner of my mouth for years! every pregnancy they get worse and more common. Now post partum I still get them at least every other month. They’re embarrassing bc they look like a cold sore! I have read that lip filler can be a treatment option? Would I be a good candidate for that?

Scott Trimas, MD · Answer

Filler can help elevate the corners of the mouth which would ultimately help improve the angular chelitis. You also likely need moisturizers in that area, good skin care and you might also need steroids to help improve that area. You might want to see your dermatologist first as often local treatment with topicals alone can help resolve the problem.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

yes fillers can help but steroid injection, proper skincare (see link to lip essentials kit that helps) and also prescription medication. I suggest seeing an expert we treat this all the time in our practice. you may also want to do a sleep study to ensure you arent sleeping poorly with an open mouth and drooling.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Bethany J. King, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. The only time lip filler would be suitable in such case is in an older patient with down turning corners of the mouth and trenches that divert spit downward Which can keep the skin chronically wet. But this is not the treatment for you. I would look at nutritional deficiency deficiencies or immune deficiencies. I would look for iron deficiency, anemia, vitamin D deficiencies, B12 deficiencies, protein deficiencies, elevated blood sugar, insulin resistance, maybe zinc. Best of luck to you!

Robert T. Buchanan, MD (retired) · Answer

If the irritation at the corners of the mouth is cause by drooling, there are two options for treatment. First, if you have an over production of saliva, rerouting the parotid salivary ducts can redirect the saliva to the back of the mouth and cure the problem. If this does not appear to be the problem but you just have a commissure that does not seal well, then a filler placed in the lower lip to increase the seal of the commissure works exceptionally well. This is something we do all the town in older individuals who start to drool when gravity pulls the corner of the mouth down and causes loss of seal there. See a Plastic Surgeon with experience in treating these problems.

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