Health & Medical Skin Conditions & Dermatology

Angular Cheilitis Remedy - Perleche Treatment

How To Treat Angular Cheilits Angular Cheilitis is a very common problem which affects the skin around the mouth and lip area causing fissures and cracks at the corners of the lips together with ulceration.
It can be extremely painful with irritation and regular burning sensation.
In most cases, a person suffering from this condition also known as perleche, gets cracks at the corners of the mouth.
While opening the mouth it further splits and bleeds causing sores & scabs making it even worse and hard to hide.
Although angular stomatitis is common in elderly people, it can occur at any age.
There can be various reasons leading to Perleche.
Usually the patients suffering from this disease will have an iron or vitamin B deficiency and also a weakened immune system.
Moreover, bacterial, viral or yeast infections may lead to angular cheilitis.
Besides the above mentioned reasons for the condition, dentures, excessive licking of the lips, or sucking your thumb are some of the causes developing this disease, occasionally cosmetics can also be to blame.
Whatever the cause, generally the treatment for cheilitis remains the same.
Angular Cheilitis Remedy Symptoms of cheilitis like dry, chapped lips with cuts and sores is not only unattractive but also painful and irritating causing problems when you speak, eat and drink.
There are home remedies for cheilitis which can be implemented as soon as symptom occur to provide instant relief and preventing it from further occurrence, at least in the short term.
A Simple Angular Cheilitis Remedy A simple home remedy for perleche often consists of using a little petroleum jelly or unperfumed lip balm, applied in the corner of the mouth if the splits are open and not scabbed.
Using petroleum as an angular cheilitis remedy will often provide instant relief from the niggling pain.
To prevent the situation from getting worse, people who sufferer with perleche (cheilosis) should avoid over licking there lips and address their diet.
If the cause of the disease is nutritional deficiency then the patient should start taking iron and vitamin supplements or start to consume more home prepared foods with a good iron content, such as fresh vegetables.
Oral Hygiene & Dentures A medicated mouthwash should be used to keep the teeth clean and avoiding the spread of bacteria if cheilitis is due to the ill fitting dentures.
You should immediately consult a dentist and get the badly fitting dentures adjusted.
There are quite a few publications which cover an angular cheilitis remedy, many of these publications claim to have an excellent success rate, some websites claim that their cheilitis treatment works in 97% of cases.
While I think many of these claims may be a little over the top, it seems that the best course of action for this condition is a home remedy for angular cheilitis.
So which angular cheilitis remedy would I recommend?

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