i used to get bad inflammation. so much so that people would ask why my lips looked purple or very dark red. with the use of "medicated lip baum" i still suffered from inflammation (in fact i think that lead to the develoment of ec) and same goes for cotrisone cream. only with the 3+ months protopic has the inflammation subsided and yeah, the peeling cycle is still in effect which i hate, but my lips are now a healthy pink and have even gotten a bit smaller compared to the puffy inflamed lips i had before