Though painful, the prognosis for angular cheilitis is positive. Treatments have excellent success rates, and invasive surgical procedures are not required in almost every case. Ideally, however, people will prevent the condition from developing in the first place by practicing good oral hygiene and treating causes of excess saliva promptly, before dried and cracked skin can develop.

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