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Any cure for perioral dermatitis? my lips look normal but after meals,the area around my lips gets red, due to turmeric in food.can i be normal?ever!

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Yes: Smear some clear Vaseline just around your skin adjacent to your mouth. It's called a barrier dressing. Just like when kids lick their lips and develop perleche. You have your skin, grease, and the irritant. Too bad for you that you won't be able to easily enjoy all of those delicious curries for a while. You can get tubes of petrolatum to carry in your purse.

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Answered 12/1/2016

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A member asked:

Any cure for perioral dermatitis? my lips look normal but after meals,the area around my lips gets red, due to turmeric in food.can i be normal?ever!

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Dr Naghmi agreed

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When I shave after not shaving for 1+ days, red blotches around my mouth (perioral dermatitis?) are revealed. They fade away provided that I keep on shaving. It seems that they develop underneath the unshaven whiskers and are not caused by shaving?