“My cold sore won’t go away?”
AI have had cold sores for most of my life. (always on the right side of my mouth) About 2 years ago I got lip injections and had a bad reaction, it created a sore on the side of my lip, it took about 3 months to go away. I now have a large sore on the center of my lip, where I have never got a sore before. I have had it for about 2 months now and have taken enough cold sore medicine for 3 outbreaks. I’m not sure what is happening, how to make it go away, and if I should pop it. ny advice would be so helpful.
Female | 20 years old
Complaint duration: 2 months
Medications: none
Conditions: none
2 Answers
Core sores on the lip are small blisters that are caused by Herpes Simplex Virus. They commonly clear up within 7 – 10 days but could last from 1 to 3 weeks. Cold sores are the most contagious when rupture, although they are contagious from the firt time you feel it oround your mouth. There are antiviral drugs that help to get rid of them. Those drugs could be acyclovir, valacyclovir, penciclovir as well as others. If you are having frequent outbreaks, consider going to your healthcare provider for a prescribed medication. Core sores are triggered by different things which includes sunlight, trauma (in your case the needle injection could be the etiologic factor), and women in their menstrual period. The cold sire spread through saliva or close contact which is often by kissing or shearing utensils, straws, lips balm and towels. Thank you.
Find a doctor with a laser apparatus that can help you. Always remember, meanwhile, if there be pus, let it out! Normally there is no pus in a cold sore, so you may be looking at a wholly different scenario. When in doubt, see your GP.
Yours truly,
Dr. Richard Evan (Rick) Steele
Yours truly,
Dr. Richard Evan (Rick) Steele
