Hi MedHelp,
About a week ago, I had a pimple appear on the edge of my right lip. It had a white tip and was a little painful if you pushed on it. I messed with it a little bit, and the next day it had swollen up and was warm, like an infection. Since then, I have been using Abreva and Differin on it. The Differin makes the largest difference – it reduces the size significantly.
When it first showed up, it looked a lot like this picture: http://www.adamjbc.f2s.com/dlc/test/Photo-0171.jpg. It no longer has a white tip, and there are two small bumps (neither red nor painful) below it. I am trying to determine if its an HSV-1 outbreak, which I've never been tested for, or a simple ingrown hair, zit, or other irritation from aggressive shaving or improper face washing in that area.
Thanks!