i dont understand.. so when you touch it is it still abit hardish or is it soft like the upper skin on your upper lip? and do you have full elasticity as in can you smile and laugh with no pain. what im imagineing your lips to be like correct me if im wrong but normal looking lips that are just abit inflammed. as you describe you have full elasticity can shower and drink with no problems just a slight pain from constant inflammation. thats how i picture it. of course its hard for me to be correct with out seeing any pictures! i find it strange that you think your lips would start building again if you stopped applying moisturizing. it woudnnt bother me that much i just wanna be able to smile surf and kiss and drink some beer like a man not through a straw lol