Yes...Dry lips is a matter of concern for many. Is it normal?Is it a warning sign of some serious internal disease?How do we manage dry lips?..Questions from patients are endless.. So let's address this issue in and out today Why do you have dry lips? Reasons for dry lips can be many such as:- *Dehydration *Dry weather *Long term exposure to air conditioned environment *Excess sun exposure *Excess or low quality or expired lip cosmetics *Medications *Chelitis *Angular chelitis or Perleche *Atopy-in people with allergic or atopic history , skin and lips tend to be dry faster What is chelitis? Chelitis means inflammation of the lips which can be due to an allergic reaction to your toothpaste or any cosmetics or any medications (cancer chemotherapy, retinoids) or due to any cause of lip dryness which were listed above What is angular chelitis? Angular chelitis means the inflammation of the corners of mouth. Patient develop, dryness, fissuring, pain and in extremely severe cases,even
Are you stressed of your white hairs???? You are at the right place friend... Greying of hairs at an young age is a huge matter of concern now- a- days.Have you ever wondered why this happens?Lets see... * Reasons for premature greying of hairs:- a)Genetic-Risk of premature greying is much high if it is running in your family b)Stress- Excess mental stress is a proven cause for developing white hairs at an early age c)Nutritional deficiency- Many micronutrients and vitamins are found to be deficient in studies conducted among individuals with premature greying. Main nutrients implicated are Vitamin B12,zinc,biotin etc d)Temporary greying of hair in adolescents-it is due to the internal changes happening normally in the body as part of the growth of the individual e)Premature greying in babies and toddlers- This can happen as apart of various syndromes like Chediak-Higashi syndrome * You need the following blood tests:- a)Serum Vitamin B12 b)Serum Hemoglobin c)Peripheral smear * How t