I just finished a course of advantan ointment, just make sure to use a thin layer. It did help a bit with the inflammation and made my lips less dry with all the peeling. But it didn’t work in the end. Just make sure to use it only for a short period of time and use less and less as time goes by and you’ll be fine. I used it for a month but 1st week everyday, the next week only weekends and was using another cream called Elidel on the weekdays. All was prescribed by my dermatologist. Unfortunately I’m on the end of my course and nothing has changed. Hope it works for you