II. Signs
- Look at upper and lower lips
- Observe skin and vermilion borders
- Observe for:
- Symmetry, color, and texture
- Pigment change
- Keratosis
- Atrophy
- Subsurface abnormalities
- Induration or swelling
- Ulceration
- Blistering
III. Findings
- Lip Ulceration (Suspicious for Lip Cancer)
- Lip Vesicles
- Herpes Simplex (Cold Sore, Fever Blister)
- Lip Fissures
- Angular Stomatitis or Cheilosis (Perleche)
- Cheilitis
- Lip Pigmented Lesions
- Lip Swelling