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A 26-year-old female asked:
i have a lesion on my lower lip since last week and has not healed! i moisturize it to prevent cracking but now i have smaller bumps on upper lip!
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Jovita Anyanwu answered
Internal Medicine 30 years experience
Non healing: lesion may need evaluation
The bumps may be a reaction to the moisturizer. Use of topical steroids may help
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Dr. Warren Wolfe answered
Family Medicine 58 years experience
Need more info: It's hard to diagnose this problem without seeing it. Please see your family physician very soon. If it is a herpes infection the sooner you get treated the better. In the meanwhile do not kiss anyone until you physician makes
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