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A member asked:

How do you remove dead skin on your lips?

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Dr. Christopher Coller answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Cosmetic lip mask: I had to consult a specialist on this - my girlfriend. Here's her recommendation: use a lip mask. They have exfoliating beads and some even have salicylic acid. Benefit cosmetics makes a great one as does mary kay.

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Answered 8/4/2015

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Dry lips: Carmex lip balm removes dead skin from your lips as well as moisturize. You can buy this topical medication at any drug store.

Answered 7/20/2012

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So my brother has had a problem with like eating his dead skin or skin around his chapped lips/fingers since we were kids. He doesnt do it as often but hes kinda worried about the side effects. Will it make him sick? His blood work is normal?

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A member asked:

Sometimes after my lip is sweaty their is this white dead skin on my lip and I gently rub it off and it comes out. How can I avoid this from further?

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A member asked:

I had extremely dry peeling lips which i bite and took off dead skin got a bump on the lower lip that has no fluid but bleeds when cracks ?

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Last night i tried snus now my lip is painful dry and feel like swolleb. There is also like dead skin at my lip. Dangerous? Cancer from one usingonce?

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A member asked:

I had a cut on my lip and i was putting peroxide on it but i learned that kills new skin cells. I'm now using Mederma for the scar but it doesn't look like it's going to heal the scar. Any other suggestions or is the tissue too dead from the peroxide?

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