Hi, I'm an 18 year old male and I get a decent amount of zits around my mouth fairly often, I'm sure that they aren't herpes since they usually have white puss when I pop them but just recently I had a zit on my upper lip and I popped it and it seemed to go away and then a few days later a red bump started to form right where I had popped it and me being how I am, when i let it form a little and noticed a little white head or whatever I started messing with it and now its just a big open sore on my upper lip. I probably shouldnt have screwed with it but I did... And now there's a sore there which makes me look like I had a big cold sore there. I started freaking out, I worry a lot. But I just really wouod like to know if this sounds like it could have been herpes or not? Also I did have sex with someone over a year ago and never really had any sign of herpes, and have not really had sex with anyone else since then. Please help!
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Hi Nick,
Hope it helps.
It's hard to say without seeing it but seriously, it sounds like a pimple. Herpes usually causes more of a "blister" look.
You may have gotten it infected by your constant picking at it.
Leave it alone and see what happens. If it gets worse or does not improve in a week or so, see your doctor.
Hope it helps.
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It was definitely just a zit.
If you mess with a zit near your mouth, it will easily start to look like a cold sore.
In the future, just keep the skin clean and dry. Wash the area with a gently cleanser.
If you mess with a zit near your mouth, it will easily start to look like a cold sore.
In the future, just keep the skin clean and dry. Wash the area with a gently cleanser.
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