What to do if the corners of your mouth are rotten? Here are some tips to relieve it

The reason for the sore corners of the mouth is mostly related to bad habits in daily life. Patients with this phenomenon must pay attention to adjusting their diet and drink more boiled water. If it is caused by a disease, the disease needs to be treated as soon as possible.

1. Pay attention to adjusting your diet and avoid being picky eaters . Drink plenty of water, eat more green leafy fresh vegetables, radishes, carrots and various fruits, and appropriately increase the intake of foods rich in B vitamins such as soy products, eggs, lean meat, animal liver, whole grains, honey, etc. to prevent riboflavin deficiency.

2. Pay attention to facial cleanliness, hygiene and moisturizing care . You should wash your face promptly after meals and dry the corners of your mouth. When the weather is cold and dry, you should apply some moisturizer locally frequently. When the lips and corners of your mouth are dry and flaky, you can apply anti-cracking oil. Never apply glycerin, because glycerin is not oil, it has a dehydrating effect and will dry out the skin.

3. Develop the habit of drinking boiled water regularly, which is beneficial to improving the moisture of the body and skin. If you wait until your mouth is dry before drinking water, your body will become dehydrated.

4. Actively treat excessive drooling and drooling, and correct the bad habit of licking the corners of the mouth frequently.

5. If angular cheilitis has occurred and the wound has cracked and bled , the wound should be washed with warm water or salt water first. After it is slightly dry, apply lip balm. When the wound begins to scab, do not tear off the scab forcibly. Allow it to heal and fall off.