Lip Diseases

 

 

Introduction:

A small smile adds colors for one’s self-confidence. A smile can win the world. Healthy lips are not only required for beautifulness and they are also a positive symbol of health. One can hide their major ailments, but lip problems can easily recognized by others. There are a wide range of lip diseases, here listed from simple lip breaks to large diseases.

Common lip diseases:

Exfoliative cheilitis:

The lips tissue will get dried and falls down like a dust

Lips became reddish color.

This problem is little higher in winter

Wetting the lips with saliva will still worsen the condition

The lips can be soothed by moisturizing them with lip creams, petroleum jellies and cheese.

Contact Cheilitis:

Some persons are allergic to few varieties of lipsticks and lip glosses

After application the lips became dry and red

The problem can overcome by choosing suitable lipsticks.

Actinic cheilitis:

This allergy was attacked to who are directly exposed to sunlight

The lips gain reddish color and they became dry

The problem can overcome by avoiding direct exposure to sunlight and by applying lip masks.

Angular cheilitis:

Lips become reddish and the corners get burning sensation

It may be due to nutritional imbalances.

Healthy diet may solve this problem

Lip leaking dermatitis:

Pediatrics and small kids are susceptible for this

Initially the lips will get red color and it turns to black

This can be avoided by not allowing the lips to dry.

Angioedema neuron edema:

Liquid accumulation and swelling occurs due to infections, allergies, stress and sometimes with food habits

The problem can be overcome by avoiding the above

Herpes simplex:

It is caused by Herpes virus

It is communicable disease The disease starts with fever

It mainly spread by using same towels, plates and cups

Antiviral treatment may also be beneficial.

Herpes zoster:

Small water bubble with a group was obtained on a lip. It is having pain. It is infected only once in a life like chickenpox, but… it was second time who are having less immune system. It was also treated with antivirus treatment.

Stevenjohnson syndrome:

These infections were affected when unsuitable or allergenic drugs are used.

Palms, skin, foots, lips are mainly infected these disease.

The symptoms are characterized with a small water blisters

This problem can be overcome by avoiding drugs which are allergic to the body.

Fixed drug eruption:

This also due to unsuitable or allergenic drugs used.

In this water filled blisters will from, when they ruptured another new bubbles will form

This problem can be overcome by avoiding the unsuitable drugs.

Blistering:

They generate without any reason

It is characterized by water bubbles on skin, mouth, head and lips.

Further infection caused by rupture of these blisters can be treated with anti-microbial and anti-viral drugs.

Lip cancers:

The most common are cancers for lips are squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma.

This can be treated with anti-cancer drugs by consulting with medical practitioner.

Precautions:

Choose compatible lipsticks

Some people are allergic to orange juice, pine apple juice etc., and their lips get troubled. The contact of these juices with lips can be prevented by using straws.

Take food rich in Vitamin A, which prevent dryness of lips.

Some people are allergic to few brands of tooth pastes, care must be taken to avoid such tooth pates.

Smoking make lips to black. So, stop smoking.

Conclusion:

Follow above instructions to keep lips pink and healthy.

Thanks,

Health, Oct-2013