Read this man story and what happened to his life this guy has peeling skin too. May be my doctor had given this cipro when i had fever. http://www.ciproispoison.com/1_2_my-story.html Excerpt: ” Let me back up a bit. I ended up taking Cipro for just six days (2 x 500mg pills a day) for a grand total of 12 pills. Other than the fact that it wasn’t helping my bladder pain, everything seemed fine while actually on the drug--I had no immediately apparent adverse reaction to the drug whatsoever, no foreshadowing of the horror that was about to become of my life. I wa ...
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This message was shared by Zach Lake on another Accutane forum. Some interesting Information about Accutane, relevant for those suffering from Acne, Exfoliative Cheilitis, Folliculitis, etc. Accutane side effects: 1. Mental side effects: Accutane has been shown to cause hippocampal cell death in mice. It has been shown to alter metabolism in the orbitofrontal cortex in humans. There are documented instances of brain damage as well. Accutane is in the top 10 of all pharmaceutical drugs for association with suicide. 2. Gastrointestinal diseases: Many people have successfu ...
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Hey guys, After reading about you guys trying out Imuran and Doxepin, I went to the doctor to try it out. He only prescribed me 50mg Imuran per day, since I’m not depressed. I had no side effects the first day I took it. However, the 2nd day gave me fast heartbeat, anxiety, and dizziness. I was scared as hell. I guess everyone reacts different to it. That sucks as I will have to stop taking it because of the bad side effects. Good luck to you Sirpreis! By the way, I have stomatitis causing exfoliative cheilitis.   [End]
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I already had the lip reduction surgery in 2002 because i was desperate, but the peeling lips never went away. the plastic surgery was a big mistake and a waste of money -$4,000. they had to stitch up both lips and it look bloody and bruised up after the surgery. you have to wait 4 weeks for the stitches to dissolve and go away, but my lips still dried up and peeled on a weekly cycle. i still have peeling lip 11 years after the surgery. i would not advise anyone to do the lip reduction surgery, but if u don’t believe me then try it for yourself and learn the hard way you’ll be sorry. I thi ...
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My mom went to see a dermatologist about her peeling lips. The dermatologist said a lot of people have been having this problem due to the cold weather. The dermatologist was going to give her hydrocortisone balm or cream not to use over 1 week. When my mom said she had to watch for glaucoma, the dermatologist told her not to even use it. The dermatologist stressed not to use hydrocortisone over 1 week (even low strengths) because it can change your organs and other things in your body. It gets absorbed in your skin and ingested. Thank goodness I have not yet used it over a week. I am q ...
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I can only share my experience. I had 2 ”punch biopsies” when I first contracted EC almost 4 years ago. The Dermatologist sent them away for analysis and whatever he was looking for i.e. cancer, was not found.....nor was a diagnosis. I was left with 2 white spots where the biopsies were done and my skin peels in the biopsy area just as the rest of my lips do. I will say the area was greatly traumatized at the time of the biopsies but my scabs were so thick and painful then. Now the area looks more like the rest of my lips.   [End]
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I had a biopsy done over 3 years ago and I still have a huge scar that’s way worse than peeling lips ever were. It’s a hard, discolored, partially numb lump of scar tissue and I can still see the cut lines. And the biopsy didnt even reveal the reasons for my lip problems. After that I looked over the peeling lips forums for biopsy results and no one has ever discovered the cause of their peeling lips from a biopsy. A biopsy will only make things worse.   [End]
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No. I dont have a digital camera. I think the scar is worse than the actual lip peeling because some days my lips are ok but the scar looks bad every day. I can still see the cut line where the stitches were and theres a lump of scar tissue. The scar makes my lips look lopsided. What really makes me mad is right before the biopsy I asked the doctor if it could leave a scar and he said no and then when I went back months later to show him I still had a scar he’s like ”Well of course it left a scar. We cut you open didnt we. You gotta expect that.”   [End]
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I had my lip biopsy a year and a half ago. My lips still peel but not as much. My biggest problem is the scar from the biopsy. Theres a hard lump of scar tissue and the area is all red and purple and wrinkled and slightly numb. I hate my derm cause I only agreed to the biopsy cause she said it would heal in a couple weeks at the most and not leave a scar. When I went back a couple months later to complain about the scar she said either deal with it or go see a therapist. If anyone reads this dont ever get a lip biopsy.   [End]
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I havent talking anti’s for acme or anything. The only things that changed in my life was i took zyban to quit smoking and i got the silver fillings in. I had the fillings in for about ~3 months+ and stopped taking zyban and about ~2 months later my lips began to peel.   [End]
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My EC was affecting some parts of top lip(especially triangular area) and whole bottom lip.I also have seb derm which started from hair then spreaded to my facial areas in time.Four days ago, for the first time i put natural virgin coconut oil on my lips.First day nothing seemed good or bad.But after applying at second day, i noticed redness on EC-free healthy pink areas of top lip then i stopped putting coconut oil.Next day, that red areas began to flaking.Today, there are still redness and flaking on that areas but it is decreased a little bit.I found interesting post from BullDancer whi ...
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Same here. I’ve only had this condition for about 6 months, and I’m 100% sure it was only on my lower lip. I left it alone based on some suggestions here and I noticed I finally got the dreaded triangle in the middle of the upper lip and some tiny flakes that divide into squares and now the affected area on the upper also gets white too. Although I’m not really sure if it was because I left it alone or it was coincidentally about to get worse during that timeframe.   [End]
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I shouldn’t have done complete leave it alone . I have been doing it for a month now and it made my ec worse . it spread on parts which never peeled and now almost my complete bottom lip peels. I regret it now . I have again started using acv to clean my lips and coconut oil after that . when i was using acv a small part of my lips had stopped peeling and I was sure that if i continued it, I will be completely cured but I got an ulcer in my mouth after only 2 weeks of using acv . So i thought that it was because of acv and soon after that i stopped using acv . But I have a strong feeling t ...
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Friends, I think I’m onto something here... I have been pretty much totally clear of all symptoms aside from lasting mental issues with thinking my lips are dry for a few months. All of the medical findings by my team of HMO doctors suggested that the condition with my lips was directly related to my protein shake I was taking twice daily. I stopped taking the protein shake and the EC symptoms were almost totally gone. Winter recently reared it’s ugly head and I had a tiny dry patch of skin above my lip. I decided to try this beeswax-based product to moisturize and heal this area of ...
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To add... http://elev8.com/211835/the-hidden-dangers-of-eczema-steroid-creams/ http://ezinearticles.com/?Side-Effects-With-Using-Hydrocortisone-Cream-As-Ecz...   [End]
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Another dermatologist told me not to use hydrocortisone and prescriptions steroid creams long term. And Andrex’s dermatologist also advised not to use it longer than 10 days. So, why do you think only one dermatologist is advising this?   [End]
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I did a laser resurfacing, but that was about 2 years ago. I got EC after I got a biopsy on my lower lip 4 months ago. The result of the biopsy was negative, and unnecessary. I’ve seen 7 doctors since I started with this problem, and they told me it was uncecessary. Before the biopsy I was fine, I just had a freckle on my lower lip. It was something preventive. I still regret of that decision. Now all my life has changed. I did the biopsy to prevent a possible cancer, and now I’m living a hell. A sad and cruel paradox of life.   [End]
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I got one about 3 months ago not fun... the dermatologists stretched my lips out and the biopsy accomplished almost nothing.;   [End]
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Hi, I have let the dead skin during 3-4 weeks It just get worse! Red irritated skin everywhere. It burns all the time during 2 days. Rgds   [End]
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The results of my biopsy were inflammation which was pretty obvious just from looking at my lips and a scar that I’ve had for over 3 years now which is way worse than the lip inflammation.   [End]
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Hi, I’ve read a lot of testimonials about people who took antobiotics against acne. A lot of them have a peeling lip problem. In my case, I took minocycline for 2 years but it was after (2 years approximately) that the cheilitis has started. But, maybe, it prevents the lip from curing itself. Did someone has a peeling lip problem and has never taken antobiotics against acne during his life ? Thank you very much   [End]
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well they found nothing from my biopsy, but I dont know the circumstances surrounding your case of exfoliative cheiltis so if you want try. I went to an oral pathologist after getting no help from an oral surgeon. The oral pathologist diagnosed me with exfoliative cheilitis told me that it should resolve on its own. He suggested that if I could not wait that I use a new medicine helped to help treat skin cancer by causing inflammation in the area applied so the skin peels off. I saw no point to becoming a lab rat so I didnt try this as well as this medicine was not covered fully by my insu ...
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I have chronic peeling lips (used to be a biter), and I gave Protopic a brief try last year with very unpleasant results. It actually made my lips peel more during the two weeks I used it, and it made me break out around my mouth. I have had better luck with Elidel as far as prescription creams go. It doesn’t make the peeling stop, but it definitely slows it down.   [End]
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the docs have all said they have no ideas wtf this is. they have pretty much given up. there just going to do some allergy tests and also check my hormones and also run some more blood test. they said theyve tested for so many things there running out of options. theyve said the biopsy has been anaylzed alot. and has only showed chronic crusting and also chronic inflammation. there’s no sign of viral or warts so i dont know what was the go with liloo. but anyways. so the whole dermo team has unfortunately said maybe its just a localized skin issue for example a chronic wound that ca ...
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I will admit, he used aquaphor and a steroid, I just used aquaphor. I followed his method for 9 months nearly two years ago and now the EC has fully spread to areas of my lips which were completely healthy tissue. I have had EC for 17yrs and the last 2 have been the absolute worst I have ever seen. It has completely ruined my self esteem. He claims healing takes place faster under moist conditions. I believe the opposite. If the lips are constantly overly moisturized then it can be a perfect breeding ground for pathogens/bacteria and all types of other germs. They love moist warm envi ...
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I went to a derm a few months ago & did a biopsy for a 3rd time. The only thing it showed was that I have inflammation like the previous ones did. Nothing new. Pretty pointless & useless. Don’t even bother man. You’ll just regret it.   [End]
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Possibly a combination of things such as the Rocutaine (devastating drug, I took Accutaine and blame that on my gluten intolerance) plus a lack of vitamin D from the sun. Vitamin D works in concert with many things and when our D levels drop in the winter, lots of things can go out of whack. You might look into calendula salve for your lips. I had angular chelitis briefly until I began to put that on the corners of my mouth and it went away in a couple of days and hasn’t returned. Also, I have no idea if it would help, but Dr. Christopher’s bone and tissue massage oil has been a m ...
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I think that also happened to me when I did the leave alone method. The bottom part of my bottom lip which normally didn’t peel started peeling as well but after you moisturize it again, it goes back to normal in about a week so the spreading is only temporary (at least for me). No improvements in the affected areas though.   [End]
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Have you stopped using the cream ever since? What would happen if you do stop it, will it stay cured or gets back to EC? I had similar results using hydrocortisone, but once i stopped it it just came back and got worse. Hope that you are cured permanently.   [End]
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It speeds up the peeling process, like lemon juice applied on lips.   [End]
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I tried danielxmiller sun method and after 7 weeks 1 hour sun exposure on the lips no improvement failed experiment. Next I tried longterm Sporanox (Itrazonazole) method and after 8 weeks of taking the pills no change lip still peels failed experiment don’t believe what longterm has to say. Don’t try the sun and sporanox method because it has been disproven it doesn’t work.  The next time someone claims they found a cure everyone should demand proof of pictures.   [End]
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Hi all -just updating on my son’s situation. We have a great dermatologist - she did a biopsy and called and said it showed yeast and bacteria. She is going to prescribe a anti-yeast oral medication and a topical anti- bacteria. She is really good - has been talkign with other doctors and also researching on her own. She also thinks Crohn’s disease may be a possibility - so we are going to see a Gastroenterologist (sp). I have heard the Crohn’s theory before - and my son said he does tend to have loose bowel movements. For those that are new - he has had for 1 1/2 year - we think pa ...
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It will but I have found with these rare conditions that the person doing the biopsy does not properly diagnose it. For example my biopsy said actinic cheilitis(which means caused by the sun). It was not that and I even took 5-FU cream to to prove it. So a lot time these biopsies are wrongly diagnosed and depends on skill level of person doing biopsy. Also note if your lip is nodular (when you run tongue along the bottom you feel a bump(s)) this could indicate OFG.   [End]
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So I have had this problem for about 1 yr. I tried protopic and the peeling and hard skin has stopped. my only concern is that once i discontinue it, the peeling will start again. The other thing is that now that the peeling has stopped the skin that grew back that used to peel looks different that the rest of the skin on my lips. At times you can see a clear difference. Does anyone else have this problem?   [End]
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