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Mon-02-01-2017, 16:14 PM
I've been on Acitretin for about 2 years and my psoriasis has never been better. The worst side-effect I am experiencing, and it has become almost an obsession for me, is my dry lips. It's not even so much that they are dry, it's as if the skin cells are overproducing. I have taken to trimming the excess dry skin cells carefully with a small pair of scissors, but an hour or two later, it needs done again.
I have tried every kind of lip balm, even "Acnibex" which is supposedly specifically for the dry lips caused by retinoids, but nothing brings them under control.
How is everyone else dealing with this? It's getting to the point that I feel like giving up on the Acitretin, even though I know the psoriasis would come back.
I have tried every kind of lip balm, even "Acnibex" which is supposedly specifically for the dry lips caused by retinoids, but nothing brings them under control.
How is everyone else dealing with this? It's getting to the point that I feel like giving up on the Acitretin, even though I know the psoriasis would come back.