the changing pigment of my bottom lip

[britt13]

When I was younger, my bottom lip was always pink. when I hit my junior year in highschool, my lips began to have spots on them of black pigments. after a while my whole bottom lip except the middle of it has turned black. I need to know wha is wrong because it makes me look very ugly. I tried coa coa butter but *** didn't work. Also, I have always been the type to bite my lip or peel the dead skin off of it. Can someone please give me an answer and if there is a solution, can you tell me.

[britt13]

ThNx:)
MyMom said she was going to take me to the dermatologist, but how could laser treatment correct color pigment?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It can be due to hyperpigmentation lips. To prevent blackness of the lips, smoking and chewing, biting or pricking the skin of the lips should be avoided. The most effective solution for treating dark lips is alexandrite and ND-Yag Q-Switched laser treatment. Please discuss these options with your dermatologist.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.