Chapped Lips
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Tuesday November 11th, 2008 @ 3:08 AM
Filed under: Lip/Cheek
My lips have been extremely chapped and dry ever since I got my lip piercing done four days ago. There are small sores around my lips and it looks a lot like herpes, but I’ve never had that before. It’s not a vertical labret, it’s done with a titanium hoop by a professional piercer. Do you guys have any idea what it can be?
The chapped lips could be a result of the swelling coming down a bit. You’re probably being a bit more careful with how your lip moves, you’re not licking them as much, you may not be drinking as much water as you should be.
It’s alright to use a non-goopy/non-glossy chapstick on your lips to make them more comfortable. Mind you don’t get any on the jewelry or around the piercing itself.
As far as the sores go, it could very well be cold sores. Stress to the body such as piercing can trigger flare ups in those who are prone to them. Check with your doctor to be certain~
Could also be that you’re allergic to whatever metal the jewelry is made of.
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2 Responses to “Chapped Lips”
Same thing happened to me when I got my vertical labret. It’s fine now, thank god. But I don’t think it’s anything to be worried about.
Kitty Demon on November 11th, 2008 at 11:36 pmCanker sores would be a bit more correct to assume than herpes because unless you got the herpes virus from your piercer, i doubt it magically grew in your body, A canker sore is caused by a few things, Stress, and allergic reacion, or a minor cut/scrap that gets infected and causes the sore. I got terrible chapped lips when i first got my lips pierced with hoops, not my best idea, but they healed okay just took a bit longer.
Lucas Reichennek on November 12th, 2008 at 11:54 pmI recommend just using normal plain chapstick and make sure that you’re not knocking the ring too much.
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