thats great to hear your getting better care to share some photos so we can see the progress. im also on the leave them alone process im just coming upto my 4th week and my lips are crusting like crazy had 1 scab now that has lastest 16 days crazy! how long did you leave your crusts on for? im on day 27 and its really hard but hoping to start see a few improvenments! i had ec for about 1 and half years so im expecting a little bit longer to get cured maybe 3 months. i also got ec for the over use of lip balms and also bitting my top lip! look forward to your post!!!