Dry, red patch around lips? help!?
So I have 2 dry red patches around lips. I’m not sure what it is, but its been there for about a month and a half, and still hasn’t gone away. It kind of looks like Eczema… but it doesn’t really itch and it has never oozed or anything. its just mostly red and really dry. every morning it looks extremely dry and flaky. and i’ll scratch the flakes off, and its mostly just a red dry spot on my face all day, very irritating. I wash my face with an acne salicylic acid wash, but ive been using salicylic acid for years and this has never happened. whenever i put lotion on it, it burns b/c the skin is so dry. I have very oily skin as well so its kind of strange. I’ve used a prescription cream called mupirocin, its an antibiotic cream used for impetigo or Eczema, and ive used it for about 3 1/2 weeks. it reduced the redness a tiny bit, but its barely any improvement at all, redness is def still there. anyone have an idea what it is and how to treat it? I’m a high school student and I go back to school in a week and i don’t want my school friends to get the wrong idea like I caught the herpilie urpilies over the summer or something. super crappy for the females as well. help please! 
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sounds like eczema that’s probably being irritated by something you’re eating/allergic to. the docs can give u a scrip for elidel, which works for us in this situation.
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I think the best solution for you is to see a doctor (perhaps dermatologist). They will be able to diagnose you and give you the proper treatment.
To be sure what it really is.. Go check that with your dermatologist and to stay safe..:)
Sounds like a facial dermatitis. I got one around my mouth a long time ago, and used hydrocortisone for it. It worked at first, but any time I didn’t put hydrocortisone on, it would come back. I talked to my dr about it and he suggested switching to a natural toothpaste. So, I tried it and it worked. To this day I still use natural toothpaste and natural lip balm.