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I have had a problem with my lipsChalazion Cleft lip and palate Cleft lip repair - series Clubfoot Coronary risk profile Hdl test Herniated nucleus pulposus High blood cholesterol and triglycerides Ldl test Lipase test Lipocytes (fat cells) all fall (about three months). They sometimes swell, almost always stingSting-kill (especially after eating), peel until the skin is so raw beads of blood sometimes appear (at its worst). Often when I wake up, the corners of my mouth will bleed, and lastly I get a red line around my mouth my daughter says looks like a "kool-aid stain." It is noticeable enough that people have asked about it. I am not happy with my dermatologist's answer that it might be an allergy and I should take an antihistamine. I am 47 and otherwise in excellent health. Any ideas? (My dentist gave me a cortisone cream which seems to help, but he doesn't know what's causing it either.) Thank you.
As with any eczema, the condition may recur, requiring you to reapply the ointment from time to time.
Ask your dermatologist (perhaps a different one) whether allergy patch testing is necessary. In my experience, it rarely is. People just easily hold the condition in check with occasional use of the apporopriate cream, with or without moisturizing also.