It could just be overgrowth of bacteria or yeast that injures the thin lip tissue. I am suspicious of bacteria or yeast infection in mouth when the white line is involved. I know Healing does not have the white line, and his EC was caused by trauma.

I agree Dan, somethings very off..... The very fact that we associate things like kissing, talking and eating with trauma tells us how abnormal this is.

I totally agree with you Daniel. During intimacy--especially when someone performs cunnilingus or fellatio on their partner--there is an extreme amount of "lip licking" and or lip wetting with saliva and other fluids. My mind has been severely boggled by this condition.

I am still sold on longterm's theory of problematic salivary glands. Either they are inactive, overactive, infected, inflamed, or being attacked by some autoimmune issue.

I have been oil pulling for weeks now and the buildup that grows on my lips looks like it is trying to interface or fuse itself with the underlying mucosa. When I was younger I remember that my lower lip used to split a lot because it used to be so dry. But, what I remember was that I used to bleed when my mucosa was exposed. The split would feel like a knife slice. I'm into knives so, I know what getting sliced feels like. When my buildup splits now, I don't bleed but the mucosa part of my lip is exposed like when I didn't have EC. Does that make sense to anyone?

Also, when I didn't have EC I used to suffer a lot from dry, chapped lips. I used to have moments of flare ups where my lips would be so red, itchy and burning that people thought I had red lipstick on. There were times when I had a red ring of dry irritation around my lips where the lips end around the mouth. I remember that the only thing that used to provide instant relief was Blistex Medicated Ointment.

When I used it the day I got EC the skin on my lips turned into like some white pus. I will never forget the first day I was thrown into this hell. I went to brush my teeth to get ready for high school. When I finished, I saw myself in the mirror and the skin on my lips were bright white, almost looked like white mold. I showed my father and he offered his opinion. It all seems like some horrible dream now.

I have to admit that my condition has improved greatly since I first got EC but, I've had this thing for 19 years now. It started back in 1994! Life just hasn't been life for me. :-(

I am actually facing this thing head on. I suffer from incredible embarrassment at my job every single day because of this but, I'm tired of running away from it. I need to end this... somehow, because I want... no... I NEED to have my normal life back.

Don't feel beaten, Daniel, I know I am replying late to your question but this affliction came probably around the time that your permanent teeth or wisdom teeth started to appear right?

Well it is no ones fault if they also get EC round about that time as well as Ec is now rumoured by myself largely to be the cause of simple teeth impaction where the part of the tooth that needs cleaning is stuck under the gum line.

Read the rest of my posts in as much order if you can if you would eventually like to get rid of the plastic look feel on the lips.

Good luck. It may be a long read, but fluent I hope.