That's the point of using the steroid to stop the inflammation. I'm hoping that once the inflammation is gone my lips will be healed. Like what seems to have happened with Mike.
I think it's more than coincidence that we have both seen the same improvements from very similar treatments.
If you consider hydrocortisone 1% to be too big of a risk for you then good luck trying to solve your problems. Not only with this but the also the laundry list of other problems.