Introduction
Not only in the cold seasons we have to fight with dry lips. Children are particularly often affected because they are less able to recognize and communicate first signs and are particularly dependent on others. Dry lips not only look unattractive, they can also tear and provide an entry point for bacteria and viruses. This is particularly problematic in small children, as they like to put all kinds of objects in their mouth that can be contaminated with germs when they start the oral phase.
Symptoms
The lip has no subcutaneous fatty tissue and is unkeratinized on the upper and outer side, in contrast to the inner side of the lip and the rest of the throat, which is covered with a keratinized cell layer. In addition, it has neither sweat nor sebaceous glands and must therefore be passively moistened. If this does not happen, the following symptoms occur: The lip becomes cracked and brittle.
Small remnants of skin disturb, and open up even larger wounds when removed. Small bleedings represent an advanced stage. Scabs can occur, which are perceived as very unpleasant.
This is due to the fact that the lip is very well supplied with blood and the vessels are close to the surface. That is why the lip is lighter in color than the rest of the skin. Rhagades are cracks in the skin that occur when the elasticity of the skin is reduced and are typically seen in dry and brittle skin.
They heal without scarring during treatment.
- The lip becomes cracked and brittle. Small remnants of skin disturb, and open even larger wounds when removed.
- Small bleedings represent an advanced stage.
Scabs can occur, which are perceived as very unpleasant. This is due to the fact that the lip is very well supplied with blood and the vessels are close to the surface. That is why the lip is lighter in color than the rest of the skin.
