My 15 year old son is going through the same thing. I ended up calling the dermatologist. (he has only been on accutane about 2 weeks, and wants to stop taking it now) she said to lower the dose from 80mg a day to 40mg, and at night put vasiline on/around his lips. I am going to go and get vasiline today for him and give that a shot. gooood luuuuck,,,,,,,

if i can offer any words of advice it is to NOT stop taking accutane...it sucks i know it does...everything about it sucks. i would miss work because my face was so awful. you have to have to have to carry around lip balm at all times...my lips were so dry all around them..skin was peeling off. my nails were very brittle, hair was thining...it sucked, but once it is over its over. STAY WITH IT! use cetephil face wash and moisurizer. and just carry around lip balm in every pair of pants...that is the tips i would pass on to you guys. good luck.

Hi Smartpants. I'm not writing with any ideas unfortunately just some sympathy! It seems we started on accutane around the same time and I'm starting to get this redness around the mouth too. Except mine is less Ronald McDonald and more sorta glue-sniffer blotches!! Im sure my colleagues are concerned...lol. Good luck with the creams, let us know if they help!