Exfoliative cheilitis has the characteristics of a long history, easy recurrence, and varying severity of symptoms. Therefore, many people believe that exfoliative cheilitis cannot be cured, but can only be effectively controlled. In fact, exfoliative cheilitis can be completely cured. The key lies in whether you can choose the correct and reasonable treatment method. The following are the methods that can currently be used to treat exfoliative cheilitis, specifically as follows: 1. Topical application of corticosteroid ointment This treatment method is the main method of Western medicine to treat exfoliative cheilitis. As we all know, there are many types of corticosteroid ointments. According to the different pharmaceutical ingredients they contain, the most important ones are glucocorticoids commonly used in clinical practice, which have different degrees of anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti-pruritic and antibacterial effects. , but it only treats the symptoms and cannot cure completely; and long-term use can also cause side effects such as lip pigmentation, atrophy, and even perioral hair hyperplasia. 2. Laser treatment of exfoliative cheilitis. Laser treatment has limitations. It cannot treat all types of patients with exfoliative cheilitis, so it cannot be widely used in clinical practice. It is also prone to leaving sequelae such as pigmentation and scars. This This is also the reason why many patients are unwilling to undergo laser treatment. 3. Cryotherapy Cryotherapy is currently a fashionable and respected treatment method and can be widely used in various types of exfoliative cheilitis. However, cryotherapy may cause bleeding, infection, skin necrosis, nerve involvement, hypopigmentation, and scarring. and other complications; cryotherapy is prohibited for patients with Raynaud's disease, severe cold urticaria, cryoglobulinemia, cold fibrinemia, severe chilblains, severe diabetes, as well as the elderly, young children, and the frail. It is often restricted by surgical operations. 4. The treatment of exfoliative cheilitis by traditional Chinese medicine is mainly due to the wind and fire evil evil fighting on the lips; or due to overeating spicy and thick food, dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach, burning the lips; or due to dry skin and menstrual blood. Caused by wind. It is equivalent to areas such as lip wind in traditional Chinese medicine. Common syndrome types in the clinical treatment of ancient Chinese medicine include: 1. Stomach fire-steaming type. Symptoms include redness and swelling of the affected area, pain and itching, thirst, bad breath, red urine and constipation, red tongue, yellow and thick coating, and rapid and rapid pulse. 2. Symptoms of Yin deficiency and internal heat include persistent lesions, swollen and cracked lips, crusting, desquamation, red and astringent urine, dry stool, dry tongue and less fluid, and a rapid and solid pulse. Exfoliative cheilitis can be cured radically, as long as you can Take a multi-pronged approach and insist on treatment! Another point that needs to be explained is that there are no contraindications for TCM treatment of diseases. As long as the patient requires treatment, it can be carried out.