Why is the skin around my mouth dark
Darkening around mouth | causes | treatment | Dermatologist | Dr. Aanchal Panth
hi in our skintone having uneven
patchiness on the face is quite common
the spatulas can occur as dark spots on
the forehead dark spots on the side of
the face and sometimes around the mouth
so in this video I'll be discussing what
other causes for darkening around the
mouth and how we can treat it at the end
of the video I'll be telling you some
home remedies that you can do in order
to reduce their darkening around the
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causes for darkening around the mouth
first is drooling of saliva if while
sleeping you tend to drool then you get
these vertical lines that extend from
the side of the angle of the mouth up to
the chin okay so these lines can be
present on both sides and will be
prominent on the side on which you sleep
more so in saliva drools on your skin it
can lead to irritation of the skin
redness which resolves with darkening if
while chewing or while speaking you have
saliva that gets stuck in the angle of
the mouth this can also lead to
darkening of the angle of the mouth
second reason is forcing or licking off
lips so if you have a habit of passing
your lips licking and smacking your lips
then this can lead to darkening of the
lips as well as the area around your
mouth habitual rubbing of the skin
around the mouth can also lead to dark
green due to friction even perioral
dermatitis can lead to darkening around
the mouth perioral dermatitis is a
common condition which occurs mostly in
middle-aged to women it presents as
small multiple papules and pustules
around your mouth so you can develop
multiple red dots on your face and
sometimes even bus points it is usually
asymptomatic
but sometimes it can lead to irritation
kind of a burning sensation and
sometimes even itching can occur when
these lesions results they can also lead
to darkening around your mouth if you're
using steroids on your skin for minor
conditions such as just little
irritation or scaling around your mouth
if you have a habit of using steroids on
a regular basis then when you stop using
the steroids
there can be darkening in this area so
you really want to avoid using steroids
around the mouth even a can truces
nigricans can lead to darkening around
the mouth so along with dark being
around the mouth if you have dark mean
in areas such as the forehead the size
of the face the neck armpit and groin
this could be acanthosis nigricans
unique and ptosis nigricans
along with dark mean you also see
thickening of the skin so the skin might
appear a little velvety and thickened
but initially when it starts it just
starts as dark patch around your mouth
they may not be any technique but over
time you may notice that the skin has
thickened and it's appearing more
velvety there's a condition called
macular amyloidosis in which you can see
darkening around the mouth so in macula
a minor doses you see these dark patches
on the upper part of your back on your
forearms mealy on the extensor aspect
and also around the mouth and sometimes
on the forehead as well
so in macular my lordosis there is the
position of a substance called amyloid
in the deeper layer of the skin that is
the dermis so this amyloid is deposited
on the upper layer of turn dermis this
is why there is hyperpigmentation seen
on the skin this is a very difficult
condition to treat this condition
usually runs in families
so if you have darkening around the
mouth along with darkening in the upper
side of the back as well as arms it
could be macular melioidosis
even contact dermatitis can lead to
darkening around the mouth you could be
allergic to cosmetics that you use or
even toothpaste or any kind of lip care
products that you're using if you are
allergic to these agents there can be
irritation redness and darkening around
the mouth over time so if you have any
kind
redness or irritation while using your
cosmetic products and toothpaste then
you want to stop using them and consult
your dermatologist even intake of
medications can lead to darkening around
your mouth this is known as fixed drug
reaction so you may have an allergy to
certain drugs such as non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory agents or even certain
antibiotics certain tetracycline
these can also lead to darkening around
the mouth you may have fixed drug
reaction which means that every time you
take a medicine you develop a round red
lesion around your mouth so when these
lesions heal they leave behind dark
patches on the skin so if you have
noticed darkening around the mouth after
taking certain type of medicines you
want to stop taking the medicine and
also bring this to your doctor's notice
darkening around the mouth could also be
constitutional meaning that there is no
underlying cause but there is an
unevenness of the skin tone without any
real reason this tends to run in
families if you have family members with
darkness around the mouth around the
eyes then there's high chance that even
you will develop this so how do we treat
darkening around the mouth once you find
the cause we have to take proper
measures in order to treat the
underlying condition so I will be
discussing the treatment according to
the cause it's the first ruling of
saliva so if you have drooling saliva
then you want to apply a thick
moisturizer around your mouth before you
go off to sleep everyday before going to
bed you want to apply a thick
moisturizer a bland moisturizer like a
Vaseline petroleum jelly around your
mouth this will help in protecting the
skin so that the saliva is not gonna
irritate or darken your skin if you have
a habit of passing your lips rubbing or
licking your lips then like I said
before you have to break this habit that
is the only way that the skin can heal
and then the darkness can lighten over
time if you have perioral dermatitis
then you will have to be on certain
anti-inflammatory medications in the
form of oral tablets or even creams such
as tacrolimus this has to be applied for
about a month to
six weeks till the lesions results you
want to make sure that you're not using
any steroid cream on this area as well
as not using any fragrance products so
you don't want to stay away from
fragrance and color products if you have
perioral dermatitis because you could
react to it
if darkening is due to history of
steroid use then you will have to stop
using the steroid cream and also use
other anti-inflammatory creams such as
tacrolimus around your mouth along with
use of moisturizers and sunscreens
whenever you stop using steroid cream
this area tends to get darkened and
becomes more sensitive to the effects of
sun so you want to make sure that you
protect this area by applying ample
amount of sunscreen before you go out if
darkness due to a cantos is nigricans
then we have to check your fasting and
postprandial
insulin levels and fasting and prandtl
blood sugar levels if your insulin
levels are raised then you might have to
take metformin tablets for a period of
about three to six months
once you insulin levels get controlled
the skin does tend to get lightened
along with intake of metformin tablets
you will also have to lose weight okay
so your BMI needs to be below 25 you'll
have to make certain lifestyle changes
to keep your weight under check mackerel
amyloidosis is very difficult to treat
because this amyloid deposit is present
in the dermal region it is very
difficult to get rid of it without
injuring the skin and causing scarring
so this may be our difficult condition
to treat if you have contact dermatitis
to cosmetics and toothpastes you will
have to stay away from looser cosmetics
use only bland moisturizers and also use
a non fluorinated toothpaste if the
darkening is due to fixed drug reaction
you will have to make a note of the
medicines which is implicated and have
to avoid using them and search for an
alternative if there is no underlying
cause for darkly and it is
constitutional then it is very difficult
to treat we can use few skin lightening
agents to help in lightening it it may
never completely go away but we can
improve it to a certain extent so what
creams can help in reducing the darkness
or
the mouth creams containing kojic acid
are butan niacin amide or vitamin c can
help in reducing their darkening around
your mouth so you could go for cream
such as clear zed cream by luma cream
goji vet cream or even d melon cream we
have a detailed review on de melon cream
you can click on the iCard above to
watch you have to make sure that you use
these greens for at least six to eight
weeks in order to see the improvement
darkening around the mouth responds very
slow to treatment you'll not be able to
notice improvement within a few weeks so
you have to be very diligent with
treatment and use these creams regularly
for at least two months before you can
see improvement if you have darkening
along with redness around your mouth you
may have to use certain creams that
contain tacrolimus which helps in
reducing the inflammation and calming
your skin down so that it heals without
darkening I suggest you visit your
dermatologist if you have any kind of
redness around your mouth as with any
other condition where there's dark me
sunscreen is a must so you have to apply
sunscreen regularly on your whole face
and make sure you apply a liberal amount
of sunshine around your mouth if you
have sensitive skin you want to stick to
a plain zinc oxide sunscreen such as sun
stop silk sunscreen or a set screen
sunscreen these sunscreens contain only
zinc oxide and you'll be able to
tolerate it better even my chemical
peels can be done to reduce the rock
nomura on the mouth we can use lactic
acid or low concentrations of glycolic
acid sometimes even mandelic peels
arginine peels can be done in order to
reduce the darkness you will have to
take multiple sessions of these
treatments sometimes about four to five
sessions space that two to four weeks
duration you will have to follow strict
sun protection and your skin lightening
agents whenever you are taking chemical
peels you could also go for a few
sessions of q-switched Indy a Glaser so
this laser tends to break down the
pigment into small fragments then your
body cells will remove these fragments
from the skin after taking multiple
sessions will be
you notice lightening of the spots
around your mouth if none of these
modalities help or you want to tight
over the period in which the results of
the modalities haven't completely set in
then you can use a certain camouflage
creams to hide the darkening around your
mouth so you can use concealers and
foundation in a very small quantity just
on the dark spots you can also you a
certain color corrector concealers like
if you have redness you can use a green
concealer or if you have darkness you
can use a concealer with a slightly
reddish or an orange issue to sit help
in reducing the appearance or darkening
around the mouth now I'll tell you
certain home remedies that you can do to
lighten the skin around your mouth you
can rub a slice tomato around your mouth
tomatoes have lycopene in it this tends
to lighten the skin so you can just
slice a tomato and rub it around your
mouth leave it on for about 15 to 20
minutes and wash it off with cold water
and apply moisturizer and sunscreen you
can do this every day in about 4 weeks
we'll be able to notice an improvement
you can also apply potato juice around
your mouth so create a potato squeeze it
take the juice out and apply it every
day at night around your mouth you'll
have to do this every day for about 4 to
6 weeks before you can notice
improvement you can also use a mixture
of corn and honey and apply it around
your mouth God will help in lightening
the skin and honey will help in soothing
the skin out so if you have a little bit
of red bumps or any kind of itching or
irritation around the mouth honey will
help in soothing that down so you can
apply this mixture leave it on for about
20 to 25 minutes and wash it off with
cold water and immediately apply
moisturizer so there you go a detailed
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