Hi jsl, probably they are discharging you due to economycal reasons, since this is not a deadly condition. However the results of the biopsy are not done yet, so there is still a chance for a diagnosis to be found! best regards   [End]
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virus causes hyperkeratosis best luck to all   [End]
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So what about topical acyclovir, or something similar for herpes virus or other viruses? i guess it has less side effects than imiquimod   [End]
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well, i don t know if this has been already posted, but here it is: http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/are-you-addicted-lip-balm i also found http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/audrey-kunin-md/cure-chapped-lips there’s really nothing new, but at least it was talked about. I kind of disagree with his explanation, because i think there is an excess cell turnover, but i do agree with the shedding problem. croissants anyone?   [End]
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Hi Sargvy, i understand your point of view, so chronic manipulation of the lips keep this condition active, right? i have also read that a patient was ”cured” with anti-depressants. could you explain better the association between negative thoughts and impulses from brain? are you talking about the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis? However not all cases are due to factitious cheilitis. some people began with acne treatment, oral candidiasis or simply dry lips which were constantly picked on. My question is: how did the subjects of your study managed their condition? di ...
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yup, I agree with you. I have tried the ”leave the lips alone treatment” and i found it doesn t work for me, because the inner part of the lips grows more keratin than in the outer part. This creates a pushing effect that is unconfortable and i believe that it was not helping by creating tension on the lips. Over the last couple of months i have tried something similiar to your treatment with steam. I use a little recipient with water where i put my finger to wet it, and then i touch slitly my lips to wet them. it feels nice. Then i have ”improved” my peeling techniques sinc ...
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I think that doctors or demartologists rarely (or never?) see other people with this condition. From several articles i have read, they point that low prevalence. Then, they first think that it is a mild case and that we are overreacting. then, they may think this is a factitious condition that we are doing to ourselves (actually it might have started that way, with picking of a normal chapped lip) I mean, at least i have never seen anyone else with this condition in my life. It might be a matter of doing a wrong thing, at the wrong time with wrong genes?   [End]
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Hi drylips, i d like to highlight one point: isn t EC an excessive production of the stratum corneum and keratin? I dont think (at lest in my case) there is a lack of blood perfusion (otherwise these cells would not grow like mad) i guess this is a psoriasis-like condition one of the benefits of the steam treatment that i can think of, is the hability to remove the skin sheds without causing too much trauma to the lips (trauma to the skin like picking stimulates skin cells overgrowth/keratin production like in a callus. Best wishes   [End]
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Even if this treatment doesn t work 100%, don t despair. i completly understand you, and i sometimes think of the same. I know life could have been different, but other dieases also affect people for no reason, and they might be life threatening. keep up and good luck   [End]
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happy new year!! i am not still in that step of being able not to care, but dealing with it would be fine.   [End]
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yes, i m cutting my water supply to induce a little bit of dehydration. the problem is that where my lips touch, they are moist and tend to stick to each other. so it s obvious that that skin is constantly being irritated and mechanically stressed and reacts by producing more keratin. if they stopped sticking, my ec would be gone... your case of saliva production seemed to be somewhat related to gastroesophageal reflux. do you have a burning feeling on your stomach sometimes?   [End]
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hi, my problem with ec is that i produce too much saliva, like in a minute i swallow 3 or 4 times... the ”white line” forms where both lips touch each other, and that is where my keratin layer starts to thicken spreading along the line and 3 or 4 mm outside the lips. if i keep my mouth open, that line does not form, but i don t walk outside like that cause it seems weird. i m not too confortable to try atropine cause it can be quite dangerous, but is there any other way? best regards   [End]
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hi cureforcurezone, i am happy for you that you could win this war with ec. can you give the page where you wrote what you did? the structure of this forum is weird because every new topic sends the old ones far behind thanks and god bless you   [End]
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it actually sounds good i m curious about the topical zinc oxide, since zinc is needed for wound healing for some enzimes i like products with urea since it softens the lips, but never ”cured” me ”over 100 natural amino acids” i only know about 20... don t know what they mean with over 100. hope it works for you and keep posting good luck :)   [End]
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hi friend, i m not saying other people don t have inflammation, but i just don t seem to fit in that group. i tried betametasone a didn t do a thing :( i guess each case is a case. you don t always have to have inflammation to present high turn over cycles, for example the intestinal mucosa presents. of course if an infection occurs it will speed up due to mitotic stimulus   [End]
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i don t think i have inflammation because o don t have: wiki # rubor (redness), # calor (increased heat), # tumor (swelling), # dolor (pain), and # functio laesa (loss of function) however i think my ec may be different from others since i don t have the 3 days cicle (or whatever it is). i mean, if i remove the peel from the lips, whithin 2 hours they could peel again if i don t take care of them... that sucks....   [End]
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