Cracked lip corners

Struggling with cracked lip corners? You may be dealing with angular cheilitis caused by a vitamin B12 deficiency. We explain.

Perhaps many of us have faced a situation when painful cracks and inflammation appeared in the corners of our lips. It seems it happens without any reason — they just appear at some moment and then disappear after some time, having caused a bit of discomfort. 5-Minute Crafts collected information about this phenomenon and is going to tell you about the reasons for its appearance and the methods to prevent it.

Here are some easy home remedies for angular cheilitis and self-care tips to reduce the skin irritation and promote healing.

When the corners of your lips crack, it can be difficult to focus on anything else because virtually everything from smiling to drinking becomes uncomfortable.

Do cracked lips get you down especially during the colder months? What about those cracks in the corners of your lips? Here are seven helpful remedies.

Meet your mouth’s nemesis.

As the temperatures drop and indoor heating cranks up, it’s easy to find yourself revisiting the annual, cold weather habit of licking your lips. Even though we know it only makes things worse. Whether it’s caused by cold weather, sunburn, or some other element, dry, cracked corners of the mouth are supremely uncomfortable. We talked to board-certi...

WebMD explains the sores at the corners of your mouth caused by angular cheilitis.

Patients that develop sores in the corners of their mouth may have a condition called angular cheilitis. Angular Cheilitis is also known as angular stomatitis or perleche. Angular cheilitis is a bacterial or fungus infection of the corners of the mouth. The areas usually are painful, looks red, inflamed, has cracked crusty skin and will not heal. Angular