Looking for some opinions on my upper lip issue I’m struggling with
Around end of November, I tried to squeeze/pop what I now know was a Fordyce spot on my upper lip. Within minutes the middle of my upper lip swelled to the point I had to ice it. Gradually after that the corners/area around my cupids bow had started to get inflamed and red. At times you’re able to see small visible blood vessels if you look up close.
I’ve been to a few dermatologists since Christmas time. One said it was lip lickers and gave me Desonide to use. It tampered down the redness for a while but then seemed to not work anymore. The red/rash area started to spread down my vermilion border as well within the past couple months.
Another dermatologist said it was perioral dermatitis to which I kinda disagreed with but I took their word and got doxycycline and metronidazole cream to use for two months. The cream seems to help when I put it on overnight but taking a shower etc makes it come back to being irritated. I saw another dermatologist for mole removal a couple weeks back and just mentioned it to get their thoughts. They called it a rash and gave me tacrolimus but I haven’t used it yet since I’m a week out from my follow up with the doctor who gave me the pills/cream to see what they think.
It looks more irritated on this photo because I just showered and shaved (carefully). The area around my cupids now also does not really grow hair anymore and if it does, it’s fine and white. It does not itch, flake or blister but there’s times where it has a slight burning sensation.
Just wanting to identify what happened. Did I cause trauma to my lip and am screwed? Thanks in advance.