Re: Exfoliative Cheilitis Sucks. Exfoliative Cheilitis is Not Benign.

I disagree with you that oil cannot be helpful or we would not be here having this conversation. How many EC sufferers have half-assedly tried oil and healthy food-based treatments without working on their overall stress? And how many people who heal themselves this way hang around on forums with depressed, at times verbally abusive people? Danielmiller hung around long enough to show us how removing aggravators to the condition including forcible peeling and infection, keeping constant moisture and maintaining a positive attitude and patience can halt these symptoms over time.

jsl123 do you still ever considering doing stem cell therapy? I imagine it is quite expensive, but I always thought of that as a last option once I saved enough money. Dermatologists have mostly wasted my time and often made things worse, though they didn't waste my money thanks to our health care system currently in the US. I don't think there is a cheap silver bullet for this condition except for cases of acute allergies (remove the allergen). I think it is a comprehensive lifestyle change and change in routine (starting with not obsessively picking) that can lead to cessation of EC symptoms. And constant moisture ftw.

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