Blisters on my face

[Lex81]

I am 26 years old and I have been suffering with this condition all of my life and the Doctors do not seem to know what it is.  

I suffer with blisters that have appeared on my cheeks, lips, eyes, ears, neck and once on my thigh.  When they erupt they are very itchy and are not noticeable to look at.  This is the most infectious stage- if I touch it at this time it will spread.  The next day a cluster of blisters will appear and the area swells immensely.  The cluster is usually no bigger than a five-pence piece, but the swelling makes it look ten times worse.  Over the next two days these blisters are filled with pus and as they burst they start to scab over.  Once the scab has dropped off, everything is back to normal- except I usually have a new scar.  The process usually lasts for about a week.  They tend to come up as an adult when I extremely stressed.  I also thought that there may be a link to cow's milk so I switched to soya milk, but unfortunately, that hasn't stopped them from returning.

I would just like to know what this condition is, so that I can find ways to prevent it coming back if possible.

[hairgeenie]

I have had the same skin condition since I was born. It comes up on different parts of my face. My eye, on my cheek and on my nose. It's painful at first and then it's itchy and I get a cluster of blisters. The doctors told me when I was little that it was herpes(or cold sores). It leaves really bad scars for years. It takes about two weeks to go away. I've tried to use cold sore medicine and it doesn't make it any better. I just wonder if it's something else. It ususally comes when I've been sick or I'm stressed out. Please if anyone could help, I would love to know more about this.

[Lex81]

By chance I happened to stumble upon a condition called Dermatitis herpetiformis, which is caused by gluten intolerance.

I am in the process of going to a dermatology specialist, I will update you all when I have (if any) some answers.

Please click on the link below to see pictures of this condition.

http://www.dermatitisherpetiformis.org.uk/photos.html

I would just like to point out that because I am black the blisters aren't as red underneath as the pictures shown, but some of the pictures, notably the ones of the armpit, closely resemble the blisters that I have on my face.

[jmg11518]

my son is 2yrs old, and he gets these random blisters on his face, they're about the size of a pencil tip, they don't seem to bother him at all. right now he has three, one, on the upper/outside eyelid(not on the eyelid). one on his chin, and one on his cheek. ever since i can remember he's gotten them, one will go away and then one will come back in a different place on the face. but he has always had one on the same spot on his inner thigh. his doctor told me it was nothing to be concerned about unless, the blister forms a dimplelike thing. at the time he was checked out he didn't have those dimples and now he does. and i don't know what he meant by the dimple thing, he never mentioned it. anybody out there that can help me?

[Lex81]

Hi everyone,

My GP was once a skin specialist and she says that it is most likely that I have facial herpes (coldsores, fever blisters).

She has given me some anti-viral drugs to stop the recurrences, however if they still come back we go back to the drawing board.

My appointment with the dermatologist should be in around 8 weeks and I should have my blood tests back later this week.

I will update you as soon as I have some concrete news!

[jenb76]

Hi
   I have been getting blisters on my face now for about 7 months. They just seem be be clearing up and then they come back! I suffer from eczema any way so this is a nightmare!! At first the Dr thought they were cold sores and prescribed cream and tablets for this. Nothing happened! Eventually I saw a specialist who said it was Impetigo and prescribed cream and tablets! It seems to work but they have come back so I have started on some stronger antibiotics today. If you look Impetigo up and find some photos of people with it, that may indicate if this is what you have. It is very infectious. I change my pillow case every day and also use a clean towel. I boil wash these after use! I have thrown all my make up and creams ( in pots as dipping your finger back in the pot will be re infecting your skin with the bacteria!) away. I am still waiting for this to work. I am desperate!! I'm 32 and am fed up of bad skin on my face!

[Razor854]

I have the same blisters on my face that akbornladay described.  They form in less than an hour and start leaking out a clear fluid for 1-2 days.  The fluid usually dries into a big yellow scab.  They then dry up and form a normal scab and then heal without much of a scar if any.  I've tried antibiotics, antiviral, steroid creams, pretty much everything the dermatologist could give me, and nothing has worked.  I haven't had a solid diagnosis, although a biopsy said it was consistend with rosacea.  The treatment for rosacea has not been working though.  If anyone has any insight it would be greatly appreciated.