Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Key Takeaways Cheilitis is an inflammation of the lips that can be caused by factors like sun damage, cosmetics, or saliva.Symptoms of cheilitis include dry, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why Do the Corners of My Mouth Crack—And How Do I Fix It? The road to realizing I had angular cheilitis was rough. At first I ...

If the cracking keeps recurring despite moisturizing, it may be angular cheilitis, an inflammation that develops at the corners of the mouth. What causes it? ◇If Cracking at the Corners of the Mouth ...

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 ...

It’s called angular cheilitis and if you tend to have dry lips you might encounter this mouth menace. Now, along with the threat of pimples and blemishes on the lower face and jawline, we also have to ...

There is nothing more annoying than dry, cracked corners of the mouth. A recent bout of cracked skin had me over-moisturizing my lips to the point where it became an obsession. It not only made me ...

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 ...

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 ...