The woman was diagnosed with a venous lake, a dark blue-to-purple compressible papule caused by dilatation of venules. These lesions typically develop on sun-exposed skin, particularly the lips and ...

Dear Dr. Gott: For the past seven or eight years, I have what has been identified as a venous lake. I no longer can conceal my lower lip with lipstick, and at this point I don't know what to do. Do ...