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A member asked:

Cut on lip will not heal but re-cracks when i smile. what to do?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Possible treatment: If this does not heal with traditional treatments, it could be a sign of herpetic infection, angular stomatitis, actinic chelitis, squamous cell carcinoma and/ or a variety of other etiologies. Treatment requires an accurate diagnosis first.

Dr Villaplana agreed

Answered 4/23/2017

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Get checked: Non-healing wounds are abnormal and require evaluation.

Answered 10/13/2019

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