Treatment Options for Lip Licker’s Dermatitis
The main treatment of lip licker’s dermatitis is to identify and manage or avoid the underlying cause. Therefore, specific options can vary from person to person. When it is caused by allergies or irritants, your doctor will help you figure out which external factors lead to the symptoms and suggest proper strategies to reduce contact with these triggers. For cases caused by underlying conditions, treating these diseases is the best way to improve the symptoms of lip licker’s dermatitis. In all cases, applying steroids topically along with an emollient or lip balm would help alleviate itchiness and calm down the lips. Your doctor may also suggest phototherapy, which uses ultraviolet lights to help manage the symptoms of lip licker’s dermatitis. [7]
