Lip sores that won't heal
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When I was younger (I am now 36), I also often bit my lip, but never remember the cuts developing into such painful sores. They would usually just heal up and go away immediately.
My question: is the infection of the laceration due to my HSV2? If so, is there anything that can help heal the sores faster?
you can get cold sores anywhere in the lip , nose or chin area. they won't always come back at the same exact place though most folks do have their usual areas that they get them in.
Your bf has hsv1 orally himself so odds are you didn't give him hsv1 genitally but should he notice any genital symptoms in the next few weeks, he should see his provider for proper testing.
I have a lip balm for cold sores so I'll switch to that and see what happens.
I used a vitamin E lip balm to soothe my lips while they healed. I read that angular chelitis can be caused by iron deficient anemia, which I have, so I am taking an iron supplement as well. Good news; the cracks are healing and subsiding. Bad news; I developed an outbreak of herpes lesions all around my lips about a week or two into the healing of the angular chelitis. I have never had a sore in more than one spot, usually a small area on one side of my upper or lower lip.
Greetings everyone,
Late last week I noticed I had a small blister on my bottom lip that was somewhat painful. I thought that after a couple days that it would heal itself but now it has actually gotten worse. I've developed other smaller blisters around my bottom lip and it seems that the infection has spread. I was using a medicated chapstick and I'm assuming it made my lips worse and spread the infection across my bottom lip.
About 1/4 of children have hsv1 orally before they enter into kindergarten in the US. In some other countries it's far higher.
for most kids - they get cold sores - if even that. It's not unusual to just have the initial symptoms with a new infection and then not get any other symptoms. Most kids with hsv1 orally don't even show symptoms.
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Thank you for your answer. I am now 20 years old, it means I carry the virus for 10 years now. Well my lip in some place gets red and I can feel that a cold sore is about to pop up so I apply on it some zovirax cream and it's gone in 1-3 days. In other words, the cold sore doesn't even really form and it's gone before I know it. Then after few days the same thing happens in the same or other part of my lip and the cycle is repeated again and again. Also, I have 2 more questions.
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