A few things in life are inevitable: that pile of laundry needs to be done, taxes have to be filed, and at some point during the winter, you'll experience chapped lips. Lip balm is a simple fix for ...

The road to realizing I had angular cheilitis was rough. At first I thought I just had a really bad case of chapped lips. It was winter, after all, and I’m not a die-hard lip-balm user. But no matter ...

Q: My skin cracks at the corners of my mouth. It gets better, and then returns for no apparent reason. This has been going on for more than a year. What could be causing this condition? A: It sounds ...

Just like chapped lips, it's easy to associate the development of dry, crusty patches on the corners of our mouths with exposure to extreme cold and dryness. But it turns out that those flaky patches ...

ARE MY LIPS just really chapped? Do I have cold sores? These questions probably come to mind when you notice painful cracks in the corners of your mouth. But, more than likely, this dryness and ...

Like laundry and taxes, chapped lips are one of life's inevitabilities. Lip balm is a simple fix for any flaking and ...

Cracked lip corners are like a loose thread in your favorite sweater. It’s not great, no. But if you pull at the thread (lick your lips, touch them, etc.), it’ll only get worse. The best thing you can ...

Mitchell Josephs, D.D.S. Question: I have been suffering with red, cracking corners of my mouth for several years. These creases are becoming worse and no dermatologist has been able to cure the ...

The painful, cracked corners of your mouth, often referred to as angular cheilitis, can be a sign of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency. Riboflavin is essential for maintaining healthy skin, as it ...

Are their cracks in the corner of your mouth? This could be a symptom of oral thrush. Find out more here. This type of infection can spread onto your tongue, inner cheeks, the roof of your mouth, gums ...