How to solve thick lips?

If your lips suddenly become thick, you should pay attention to whether it is caused by cheilitis, because cheilitis may also be caused by some bacterial infection, so treatment with medication is necessary, and you should also pay attention to avoid external stimulation and correct bad living habits.

1. Western medicine

1 The first step in treatment is to avoid excessive exposure to sunlight, stop using or eating suspicious drugs or foods, avoid dry, hot and windy environments, and change bad habits such as licking lips, which can also prevent recurrence. You can use 0.1% linolenic acid solution or 1/5000 furazolidone solution to moisten the gauze and apply it locally. Apply 3 times a day, each time for 20 to 30 minutes. You can also use 3% saline or 3% boric acid water for wet compresses, and keep the sore surface clean. For small-scale erosion, prednisolone suspension can be injected into the base. For large-scale erosion, prednisone can be taken orally in a short period of time. Antibiotics can be taken if necessary, and chloroquine can be taken orally, 0.25 g per day. The dosage can be reduced after 1 week, and the toxic side effects should be observed. Local irradiation with helium-neon laser can also be used to treat cheilitis.

2 You can use drug ion introduction method to introduce 5% to 10% potassium iodide or 5% procaine into the lips, or apply corticosteroid ointment, such as Fuqing Ointment. For fungal cheilitis, apply Mi cream topically.

3. Avoid all external stimulation and correct bad habits.

4 When scab forms, apply 0.1% Rafenur wet compress and ulcer ointment.

5 For those with very mild desquamation and no subjective symptoms, you can apply a small amount of lip balm.

2. Folk remedies

1 Wash two fresh tomatoes that are not too raw, squeeze out the juice, hold it in your mouth for two minutes and spit it out. Repeat three times and then rinse your mouth with clean water. Do this once in the morning and once in the evening every day. After about three days, the cheilitis will disappear.

2 Boil half a dozen eggs in boiling water, remove the shells and egg whites, and put 6 egg yolks in a dry pan. Fry them over low heat to remove moisture, then fry the egg yolks over high heat until they are burnt black and oil comes out. Store the oil in a small bottle and apply it to the affected area after it cools down. Apply three times a day.

3 Buy two yuan of licorice at a Chinese medicine store, add two bowls of water and boil the licorice over medium heat to extract the juice. After removing the residue, boil the juice until it becomes a paste. Pour it into a small bottle and apply it to the affected area. Apply twice a day and see results in a few days.