Fever blisters, also known as cold sores, are a recurring condition that affects approximately 20% of the population.Anyone can get them no matter what age or gender.Some people get one quite often while others may only rarely get one.They can be severe or mild, but no matter who has them, they want to make them go away.They are annoying, can be very painful, and they certainly aren't attractive.Once you have the herpes virus that causes fever blisters, you'll have recurrences for life, and there isn't a cure.Treating fever blisters immediately upon onset using either topical or oral anti-viral medications is the best way you have of getting them to go away quickly.An oral medication is in the works that would allow a person who suffers from recurrent fever blisters to take a daily pill that would keep the herpes outbreaks under control.While this drug has not yet passed FDA approval, it has the potential of make life easier for thousands of people.The first stage of a fever blister starts with a tingling feeling.Once you get to know and recognize that feeling, you should start treating the fever blister right away, because that is the best time to catch them and keep them from becoming a full-blown cold sore.If you don't catch them in time, they will move into the second phase which is blistering.The blisters usually appear near the lips.Shortly after you develop a fever blister it's going to break open causing the weeping stage of the sore.This is usually the most painful part of the process.It is also quite contagious at this point Make sure you keep a topical medication on the blister at this stage.If the lesion isn't in an area where the mouth keeps it moist, it will eventually develop a brown crust.At this stage, the sore can itch or burn.This is only one of a series of scabs that will develop and flake off before the sore is gone forever.Treating fever blisters prior to them developing is definitely the best way to deal with these sores.However, if you don't catch it soon enough, there are numerous topical creams and oral medications you can take to help you get through still another herpes outbreak.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Treating Fever Blisters Before They Fully Develop
Fever blisters, also known as cold sores, are a recurring condition that affects approximately 20% of the population.Anyone can get them no matter what age or gender.Some people get one quite often while others may only rarely get one.They can be severe or mild, but no matter who has them, they want to make them go away.They are annoying, can be very painful, and they certainly aren't attractive.Once you have the herpes virus that causes fever blisters, you'll have recurrences for life, and there isn't a cure.Treating fever blisters immediately upon onset using either topical or oral anti-viral medications is the best way you have of getting them to go away quickly.An oral medication is in the works that would allow a person who suffers from recurrent fever blisters to take a daily pill that would keep the herpes outbreaks under control.While this drug has not yet passed FDA approval, it has the potential of make life easier for thousands of people.The first stage of a fever blister starts with a tingling feeling.Once you get to know and recognize that feeling, you should start treating the fever blister right away, because that is the best time to catch them and keep them from becoming a full-blown cold sore.If you don't catch them in time, they will move into the second phase which is blistering.The blisters usually appear near the lips.Shortly after you develop a fever blister it's going to break open causing the weeping stage of the sore.This is usually the most painful part of the process.It is also quite contagious at this point Make sure you keep a topical medication on the blister at this stage.If the lesion isn't in an area where the mouth keeps it moist, it will eventually develop a brown crust.At this stage, the sore can itch or burn.This is only one of a series of scabs that will develop and flake off before the sore is gone forever.Treating fever blisters prior to them developing is definitely the best way to deal with these sores.However, if you don't catch it soon enough, there are numerous topical creams and oral medications you can take to help you get through still another herpes outbreak.
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