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What causes fordyce spots on lips? excessive chapstick?? can dey b future problem?? what's best to do?? n will they ever go away on their own??

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Cause not known: Fordyce spots on lips are enlarged sebaceous glands. We do not know what causes then but it is certainly not chapstick. They eventually go away on their own.

Dr Earle and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 8/26/2017

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