Blister on my lip after liquid nitrogen

[mlmlm]

Any advice on how to treat a blister to make it smaller? I noticed a thickened area on my upper lip and went to the derm today. They used liquid nitrogen, so now I have TWO blisters forming. The info they gave me advises just letting them pop on their own, but I have to go to work tomorrow. Any suggestions? Ice? Neosporin? Cold sore remedies? Or am I stuck just waiting it out and trying to avoid people for the next several days?


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[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It is common to find some blister after using liquid nitrogen. In such a case, it is best to avoid messing up the blister as it will go away after a few days. In the meantime you can apply some Neosporin ointment if the blister breaks.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[iGrief]

Hi, just thought of bumping this topic instead of making a new one as I have the same issue and was wondering if someone might know of an answer.