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Permanent lip blister
I have had the herpes simplex virus for many years and have had many cold sore/fever blister "breakouts" over the years.
My most recent "breakout" became a blister on my top lip. As usually happens, I pierced the blister with a sterile needle for drainage. A very slight amount of drainage occurred. The following day, the blister was just as noticeable as before, so I attempted drainage again. Nothing much really came out, but the blister still remains on my lip after about 5 weeks of attempting vitamin E creams, Denovir(a herpes simplex prescription) etc...I've had scarring from prior breakouts, but never a blister that doesn't disappear on my lip. I'm at a loss as to what my options are to make the blister "scar" disappear. Any attempted coverage(lipstick) does not hide the blister. Any information and ideas on treatment would be appreciated. Thank you.
My most recent "breakout" became a blister on my top lip. As usually happens, I pierced the blister with a sterile needle for drainage. A very slight amount of drainage occurred. The following day, the blister was just as noticeable as before, so I attempted drainage again. Nothing much really came out, but the blister still remains on my lip after about 5 weeks of attempting vitamin E creams, Denovir(a herpes simplex prescription) etc...I've had scarring from prior breakouts, but never a blister that doesn't disappear on my lip. I'm at a loss as to what my options are to make the blister "scar" disappear. Any attempted coverage(lipstick) does not hide the blister. Any information and ideas on treatment would be appreciated. Thank you.
Absolutely nothing replaces a face to face consult and physical exam of symptoms. This isn't acting like your usual cold sores. It very well could be something other than a cold sore. It also could be that you had secondary bacterial contamination of the cold sore that went untreated and now you have scarring. It could be an ongoing allergic reaction to a product you are using. There's no way we can tell here online.
For future cold sores - consider the oral antivirals. Start them at the very first sign of an impending cold sore to try to ward it off. topicals don't work as well as the systemic antivirals do. Also popping the cold sores isn't recommended either. It's best to just leave them heal on their own.
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For future cold sores - consider the oral antivirals. Start them at the very first sign of an impending cold sore to try to ward it off. topicals don't work as well as the systemic antivirals do. Also popping the cold sores isn't recommended either. It's best to just leave them heal on their own.
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Yes, you can find a more precise answer: From a provider in person! Why have you waited 5 weeks to get this checked if it has been such a concern for you? Consider finding a good plastic for scar revision, though. Sounds like you might need it.
I'd follow up on this with your provider to see what is going on. It could be many things.
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