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Posted on November 9, 2007 by Dylan Bavol | Posted under Health
Cold Sore Symptoms: From Cold Sore Tingling to Cold Sore Scars
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Fever blisters unfortunately choose to grow on the most conspicuous parts of the face. These lesions usually appear as fever blisters on the lip (usually around the edges), fever blisters on the nose, and even fever blisters in the mouth and on the tongue. What do these fever blisters look like? Cold sores are fluid-filled blister that are red and swollen. However, before (and after) these swollen fever blisters come to be, there are a few symptoms that you would most likely feel. Let us go through the five fever blister stages to point this out further. Before seeing full-blown swollen fever blisters, you would feel tingly, itchy and burning sensations on the affected area. A few days after the red, fluid-filled sores sprout, the fever blister usually breaks open and weeps creating an ulcer (the most painful and most contagious stage). The ulcerated area eventually dries out and forms a scab (accompanied by some itching). About two weeks after the first symptom of fever blister was felt, the cold sores heal completely as the scab falls off. No visible traces are usually seen after an outbreak, though fever blister scars may be left in severe cases. The healing cycle of fever blisters happen even without any treatment interventions. If you decide to wait it out, you must remember that no matter how tempting, you should never to pop a fever blister. Popping the sores would spread the virus to other areas in your face and to the people around you. However, there are now various treatment options that you can choose from to minimize the discomfort of cold sores, to hasten the healing and to prevent it from spreading. The problem with fever blisters is that they can recur anytime in the future. After a fever blister outbreak, the virus tends to stay dormant in the nervous system, ready to attack again when triggered. There are various triggering factors that can cause it to reoccur, which can range from stress and prolonged exposure to the sun and wind, to hormonal factors and trauma onto the affected area. It is important to identify which triggers yours and avoid it at all times. While it is always best to exercise precautionary measures to avoid contracting the virus, it can sometimes prove to be difficult. During unavoidable circumstances, detection of the earliest symptoms should be the next best thing. The earlier you manage your fever blister symptoms and treat the lesions, the shorter the outbreak duration will be; the lesser the discomfort. About The Author: Dylan Bavol is an author who writes about various health topics and conditions including fever blisters. You can visit his site for more of his writings on cold sore information, cold sore symptoms and cold sore treatment options through http://www.coldsoreproof.com |
Tags: FEVER BLISTER SYMPTOMS, FEVER BLISTERS, COLD SORE SYMPTOMS, COLD SORE
