skin on upper lip not healing

[mastercus]

Hi, I have a problem with skin not healing on the bottom of my upper lip. Its annoying. I went to a doctor and was told that I can bite the skin off coz its dead. Once I do that I'm fine. Then it feels raw. After a few days it seems that the skin is healing. But then it starts to get hard. If I dont get it wet then it starts to shrink. I think its healing. But eventually it gets wet and soft and then the skin falls off. Then it starts all over again. Should I email you a pic of the skin at different times in its healing process.

John

[Teeto]

My son has had this complaint for years now. It's extremely annoying. He recently had laser surgery on his upper lip. This was very painful & now 2 months later it is still not healing properly. His current dermatologist has him using elacon cream (cortisone) but so far it has made only a small difference. He seems to be getting passed from one doctor to another. Have you or anyone found a solution yet?

[JontyFox]

I've had the exact same problem for over a year. No idea what to do about it.