Most of the time, cracked lips are caused by chapping, which is common during dry weather. Another cause of lip chapping is a cold or sinus problem that causes nasal congestion, making you breathe through your mouth and drying out your lips in the process. Occasionally, cracked lips may be caused by potentially serious health problems. According to DermNetNZ, cracked lips may, in rare cases, indicate Kawasaki disease, especially in young children. Rarely, cracks or sores that do not heal may be caused by cancer. If chapped or cracked lips...
Many people experience dry, cracking skin on their feet, but painful or inflamed cracks may rightfully cause concern. Deep cracks on the heel, called heel fissures, can lead to further complications. Cracks or fissures between ...
Chapped lips can be an annoying, painful problem, particularly during harsh weather conditions, such as excessive sun, wind and cold, when your skin is less likely to retain moisture. Chapped lips are often accompanied by fissu...
Lip fissures are severe cracks in the lips and corners of the mouth. The cracks are painful, may bleed and often recurring. According to Dr. Charles Heaton of the University of Cincinnati's Department of Dermatology, fissures o...
The delicate skin around your lips is prone to lines. All people, however old you are, have fine lines on your lips themselves, and age and dehydration can make these lines more noticeable. As you age, you may notice fine lines...
Lips can dry out and become chapped or cracked quite easily because they don't have any oil glands, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. A number of factors can contribute to chapped lips such as cold, wind, sun an...
A cleft lip appears as an opening in the upper lip that extends upward toward the nose. A cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth. The cleft is caused when parts of the face fail to develop properly while the baby i...
Rejuvenate the natural, youthful plumpness of your lips with a lip-volumizing treatment that helps boost the collagen levels in your lips. Such treatments are healthier than lip-volumizers that depend on irritating substances, ...
Skin on the lips is very thin and constantly exposed to the elements. Because your lips don't contain oil glands, they can't moisturize on their own, making them very vulnerable to drying. Exposure to the sun, wind, cold weathe...
Infants with chapped lips may be too uncomfortable to eat, drink, communicate or even rest. Potential causes include exposure to saliva, environmental factors or allergies to food, soap and laundry products. While distressed pa...
Chapped lips are more than just annoying, they can be downright dangerous. The tiny cracks and fissures in the lips can harbor bacteria and cause infection. Once you've cured your chapped lips, prevent a recurrence by continuin...
Chapped lips can be painful as well as unsightly. In the winter, cold dry air can cause dry lips. In the summer, hot arid weather causes the moisture on your skin to evaporate, leading to chapped lips. Such drying may lead to l...
Neutrogena's Lip Rejuvenating Treatment, previously part of the Advanced Solutions product line, is no longer being produced. It's been replaced by the inexpensive Neutrogena SPF 15 Lip Moisturizer (retailing at less than 10 pe...
The lines around your lips say a lot about you, particularly how much you have smiled, smoked or been in the sun growing up. If your lip lines are not appealing to you and seem to have gotten more pronounced, solutions exist ba...
