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15-year-old girl with lip ulcers after applying lipstick

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After using 2 lipsticks bought on Facebook, baby N. found that her lips were dry, itchy, swollen with pustules … making eating, drinking and communication very difficult.
Recently, a patient with TBN (15 years old, living in Dong Nai) was taken to Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital for examination with dry, swollen, itchy lips, pus, eyebrows, bleeding.

Baby N. was hospitalized with a sore lips, closed eyebrows. (Photo: Hospital provided) Exploiting the history, N. said that before, he saw on Facebook that he advertised a lipstick with a commitment of natural ingredients, no lead, no chemicals, and safety, but only 5,000 VND / 1 box of lip balm and 17,000 VND. đ / creamy lipstick. After that, N. ordered the two above lipsticks. Master, Dr. Phan Ngoc Huy, Department of Aesthetic Skin, Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital, said patient N. has superinfection contact dermatitis, is prescribed treatment with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and drugs smeared. According to Dr. Huy, a lipstick allergy is a condition caused by the body overreacting to the ingredients of the lipstick. Usually, after using lipstick for a few minutes or a few hours, the area where the lipstick is applied will become red, itchy … If the allergy gets worse, there will be blisters, pus, close eyebrows … There are many causes. lipstick allergy such as: Using poor quality lipstick, unclear origin; use expired lipstick; Sensitive site. Also, some people may be allergic to lipsticks or lipsticks made from poor quality ingredients. In particular, because it has not been inspected by any authorities, it is impossible to know the quality as well as the ingredients in handmade lipstick. “Therefore, handmade lipsticks are still capable of containing chemicals. More seriously, the preparation and use of chemicals to make lipstick, but without knowledge of safe dosage is very dangerous” – Dr. Huy warned. Doctor Huy also recommends that before buying lipstick, check the ingredients carefully to see if you are allergic to any of the lipstick’s ingredients. Choose lipstick with clear origin. In addition, before you want to use a new lipstick, you need to test by applying lipstick on the skin on the inside of your arm to see if there is an allergic phenomenon and especially when there are signs. red inflammation, swelling, itching … after using lipstick, it should be stopped immediately. In the case of severe allergies, swollen lips, blisters, close eyebrows, etc., establishments with a reputable dermatology specialist should be immediately visited and treated by a doctor.

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