How do you get rid of a cold sore scab?

Stupid me picked at the cold sore and now it is this gross opened up white scab looking thing. What is the best way to make it heal faster?!

How to get rid of a cold sore scab?

I have a cold sore on the side of me lip. i got it on Monday and it is now Thursday. By now it seems to be healed in the sense that the blisters are pretty much gone. Now it is red and scabby with a greenish grey puss/skin coming from it. I have been doing many treatments up to this point (ice, Campho phenique, Lysene, nail polish remover,etc). Should I continue to put these treatments on the semi-healed scab? What can i do to speed up the recovery time of this because it is painful, sore, and looks very ugly.

Thanks!

how can i get rid of a cold sore scab on my upper lip?

im goin out tommorow night and i have had it for about 4 days now i have been using campho-pphenique to dry it up but i think i need something diffrent becasue well it was good for the first day but then it got the scabb and it started feeling hard ans stiff and its reall embarrising to be walkin around with it like i said im goin out on wed night and i was wondering if you knew of anything that could clear up the SCAB please let me knoe thnks a lot<3

Getting rid of cold sore scab?

Hello!
So, on wednesday I woke up with one bloody heck of an outbreak.
I had one medium sore on my bottom lip, a cluster of little ones on my top lip (spreading out onto my skin), and a small sore in between my nose and mouth.
I freeeeaked out. Grabbed the abreva, even iced them while I was at school, but nothing was changing. In fact, they were getting worse.
By thursday they had grown enough to cause concern, we went to the doctors and I was prescribed some cold sore pill, I forgot the name.
I also started taking Lysine, along with the pill and abreva.
Yesterday (Friday) not much had changed, I was still get the “ughhhs” and “oooohs” from my family at how ugly it was. Then I realized, oh man!
My boyfriend is coming to visit from out of town in 1 week, and I need these things GONE!!
So in desperation I did some online searching, was very unsure about the suggestion but finally said screw it. I iced them one at a time for 15 mins, doused in nail polish remover, let dry, iced, doused in hydrogen peroxide. I did that twice with each one and finally went to bed. This morning i ran to the mirror and, WOW!!!!!! They have visibly shrunk in size, and are no longer bubbles, but flat scabs.
I’m super pleased with the results, but now kind of at a loss. What am I supposed to do now? Keep doing the nail polisher remover and hydrogen peroxide treatment? Or whatt?

The main thing I’m concerned about is if the scabs are going to leave a scar, or if they’ll be healed by next saturday…cuz man, these things were HUGE! Haven’t seen my boyfriend in 3 weeks and kissing him with no pain would be nice >_<

I’m sure this has been answered somewhere, but all I could find were the tips I already knew. Plus this is urgent. xD

Any tips for how to heal the scabs without leaving marks, and also in a speedy fashion? (so i can be kissable in 7 days ;D)

I heard neosporin works tremendously, but it seems to me like the moisture would bring the sores back? I honestly don’t know, that’s why I ask. I’ve been getting cold sores since I can remember. Unfortunately my family’s view on it is “Just let it run it’s course”. I think that’s because they’ve never heard of these fabulous methods! Haha.

Thanks ahead of time, any tips or tricks will be MAJORLY appreciated.
-Kat
Woo!
Sounds like I’m going to try a little neosporin, and maybe honey.

I’ll let you know what the results are

How do you get rid of a cold sore???

Last Saturday I got an enormous cold sore, so I went to Walgreens and got some stuff called Releev that said it would get rid of it in less than 24 hours. It did get rid of all the gross goop inside of my cold sore, but there’s still a weird scab that starts bleeding a lot. Any suggestions?

How to treat the common cold…?

I’m 13 years old, and home alone until 10 this evening. (It’s 5:00 p.m. now.) For the last few days, I have been feeling under the weather, and three days ago I came down with a fever and chills and spent the day sleeping. However, after that incident, I have been feeling markedly better. Today, though, I have been feeling rather ill again. I have a sore throat, a headache, a bit of an upset stomach and am very tired. (My upset stomach doesn’t make me feel like throwing up, it just makes food sound rather unapatizable.) I have several chores I need to get done today and also I need to prepare for day 1 of school tommorow, which I can’t skip no matter how ill I am feeling. Earlier, I had some hot chocolate for my throat and watched a bit of TV, and afterwards I took a long, hot shower. However, now I feel a bit less tired but also slightly feverish. What would you suggest?
P.S. I really am 13, though people often tell me I sound older in typing. Just in case you were wondering.

What is wrong with me??? PLEASE PLEASE ANSWER… I’m sorry it’s really long, but ya… just please help!! ?

This is my first question, ever! So please be nice to me and not give me any mean stuff like “Do the right category” or random junk like that, ok??? Ok! So, I’m the type of person who never gets sick! I mean really, never, not even a cold or anything. So this is bugging me like crazy… Anyway, Thursday I woke up early with a little sharp pain in the top, right, back side of my throat. I had to give a speech that day so I just took some ibuprofen and I was fine for the rest of the day. Then, I woke up Friday, and I felt somewhat sick. I sat on my bed wondering what is could be for like 10 min and then my mom came in and asked what’s wrong. I told her I felt sick, so she took my temp. One ear was 100.3 and the other was 99.9. My eyes also looked a little glassy (when I am sick my eyes get this glassy look like there’s a glass lens in my eyes or something) and she made me stay home from school. She gave me some ibuprofen to help lower the very small fever. Throughout the morning I felt perfectly fine, my head was just a little hot, but the ibuprofen helped that. For breakfast I just ate some cheese and crackers, and for lunch, I had some tomato soup. Later, like at 4:00, I had a cheeseburger from Dairy Queen, as that’s the only thing that sounded somewhat good. Then at supper time, I didn’t eat anything because I was just full. At around 7:00, my head started to feel really hot, so I took my temp. I think it was 102 and 101. Then my throat just started getting all sore again, but this time it was all over the back. I went to the bathroom to look at it, but I didn’t find any white spots or red spots or anything at that matter. Later, about 8:30 or 9:00 my throat was KILLING me, so I looked again, this time at my tonsils (I think they were my tonsils but I honestly have no clue). I’m pretty sure they were slightly swollen and kinda bumpy (red bumps… no white stuff what-so-ever). Then I started to lose my voice. I am not kidding when I say this but I have never lost my voice in my entire life, and I scream a lot. So I know it’s not from talking too much or whatnot. Around 10:00 I took my temp again and it was normal (like 98 and 99 or something like that). But my throat REALLY HURT and it really hurt to talk too. Then, I started to cough, and I coughed a lot. Every time I did, it burned my throat so badly, so I tried drinking water. It helped some, but not a lot. Then, while coughing like a maniac, I almost threw up, I had had enough of this, and so I just washed my face & brushed my teeth & went to bed. This morning (Saturday), I woke up and checked my temp. It was about 98* so I knew the fever was completely gone, but my throat was slightly burning. I got on the computer and looked up how to treat sore throats, and I tried a few of the suggestions. None of them worked. Then, I just got a water bottle and filled it up with milk and drank the whole thing. Then… I saw you weren’t supposed to drink milk when you have a sore throat, and I’m like “O crap…” So then I started looking up sore throats and saw this disease called tonsillitis. I looked it up on Google, and the pix looked just like my throat, minus any white spots. So I checked my throat again, and this time it looked perfectly normal! (This is what got me seriously confused) I wasn’t sure what the heck I had then. Then I just looked up what other people asked about sore throats on here, and I found nothing that matched me. It just kills me to talk or even whisper, and haven’t eaten anything today because it just hurts so much to swallow but I’m just soooo hungry!! …..I’m taking my temp…… BLAH! Its 99.7. ….other ear…. Same thing… 99.7. So I guess that’s normal, right? Ah, poop… & my throat burns even though I’m not talking at all… & ya… I have no clue what’s wrong with me, so if you read the whole thing, your truly a nice and caring person… or your just bored and enjoy reading about other people in pain… either way… if you have ANY advice on what is wrong with my or what I can do about it… please please tell me!!

O! fyi: I’m 13, a couple weeks from being 14, and I’m a girl. I still have my tonsils and I’ve never ever ever had any problem what so ever with them before, so I really don’t think there the problem… Also, like I said before, I never ever get sick, so I’m gonna be new to most of the stuff you people are about to say…

& btw: Please don’t just say “go to the Dr” I’m terrified Dr’s… Especially when I have a sore throat because when I was little I used to “get strep throat” but every test came back negative. I also don’t enjoy the Dr. shoving a swab in the back of my throat, but who does?! But I would rather do anything than go 2 the Dr…

Please please please help me!!
o & i forgot to say this… its Saturday so there’s no Dr. offices open until like Monday… so ya… & I just drank some juice & I feel slightly better. My throat is burning anymore…
sorry!! i meant my throat isn’t burning anymore…. ya

Cold or flu..?

We can’t reach the doctor until Monday, and it’s not serious enough to go to an urgent care facility, but I’m really wondering whether my son has the flu. I know it’s early in the season, but live-virus vaccines are being given in the grocery-store vaccine clinics in our area, so he has been exposed to people who are contagious with flu.

He’s 19. His symptoms have been: fever 101.5 to 102 degrees, much nose-blowing, some dry coughing, some sneezing, sinus and lung congestion (but that’s common with his asthma), lots of achiness, general tiredness, headache, and the whole post-nasal drip with the sore throat. He’s keeping food down, but doesn’t want to eat. No sense of smell or taste. Seems like half the symptoms from each possible illness. He’s been sick three days, and he’s so healthy that if this is a virus, it’s his first ever, so we’re new at this.

If it was your kid what would you guess it is? How would you treat it? And how do you occupy him so he’ll rest??

what do i do with my life?

well i am at that point in my early point in my life where shits on top of shit on top of a mountain of shit, i am 16 turning 17 and have gone throught hell and crap so i am so over it iam at the point where i dont feel anything not happy or scared but i do feel sad and all the time and stressed i am home all day cause i got kicked out of school due to outstanding fees and my parents are divorced and my mum pays for school. but shit happened to her and lost her money and all of it while she traveled the world and i lived with my dad. so now i am at the point where she still made me go to this school where bitches dont like me even though they are the weirdos going and fucking and making out with each other . well i dont care but i dont like how they judge me and i dont do anything and over the years i spent my week nigths fighting with my dad about fees and trying to scan and contact my mum even she was over seas so my study was wrecked . my child hood being a girl well was weird cause i didnt have mum but even so i still didnt notice the lil things everyone knew in life still today , like not trying foods or learning what make up was when i was 15 and why everyone wore it. and i am a nice girl i just am like it its bad sometimes cause people treat me bad. but heres my problem now u no a bit about me i am stressed to the max over these weeks being kicked out so now i am at home all the time stressing what am i gonna do with my life. my mum is starting her company from scratch . and she keeps saying u can go back give me time, but there is no time its year 11 we are into the 2nd of 3 terms and its almost over and missing out on so much stuff as well my luck on the weeks i am not there. i am not smart because i dont try and now i feel i need to get into it but i dont no maybe i shouldnt and start working or something please if any one of you read this ur advice would be nice.

( i am so stressed my body cant take it , i get cold sores from my mums said and my body over the two days on one side has beeen hurting and making feel like i need to vomit with a bad flavor in my mouth _)

am i having early hiv symptoms?

3 weeks after unprotected sex:
-yeast infection, has yet to go away but i haven’t treated it
-throat felt funny
-couldn’t sleep
-severe depression, couldn’t stop crying
26 day hiv test negative

10-11 weeks after single swollen lymph node, felt tired, slight muscle ache, small flaky rash on arm (IS this what an hiv rassh is like??! what exactly does the hiv rash look like, mine sort of looks like dry skin/excezema??????), woke up constantly during night feeling heated, high anxiety. no fever or cold.

13 weeks- i started off with a sore throat, that went away and a few days later i got a cough and cold congestion. i have been sick for the past 1 1/2 weeks with the cough and it wont go away. i feel like i have a sore on the roof of my mouth

is it possible for symptoms to appear, feel better for a while, then they come back?? it feels like i have been constantly sick since the incident which is unusual for me. how accurate was my test. also please tell me about my rash and if it could be the hiv rash? i’ve read so many different things about the hiv rash i don’t know what to believe. please don’t tell me to get tested again, i am. please help me, i’m so scared

Rodent Ulcer (Eosinophilic Ulcer) in my cat?

This morning my cat was lying next to me with his head tipped back and I noticed strange pink, mucousy sores on either side of his upper lip. I had no idea what to make of it, but I looked it up and learned they are rodent ulcers (more properly called Eosinophilic Ulcers), and are often found in cats. I know the cause of these strange sores can vary–feline leukemia is sometimes implied, but my cat was vaccinated for that a year and a half ago when I got him. However, he was a stray and I did not have him tested before vaccinating him. He is a robust, active, and healthy cat that is several years old, so I’m not entirely convinced that he could have had leukemia this whole time, although I’d appreciate someone filling me in on whether or not that is likely.

One thing that I have noticed is that he does get a cold maybe once or twice a year, something that doesn’t happen to my other cats. He gets somewhat lethargic and sneezy for a few days. Could this, along with the ulcers, imply some sort of immunodeficiency? Other that that, I cannot piece together why he might have this, unless it has to do with allergies (he is a mildly sneezy cat, even when he’s not sick). He has no flea issues (we use Frontline), and have been feeding him MeowMix since we got him. Would changing foods be wise? I have an appointment for the vet in two days, and my main concern is that the ulcers will worsen before then. I know that it is important to treat them early. Does anyone know how quickly they develop? So far, they can only be seen when I tip his head back to examine the underside of his lip, which is why I didn’t notice them til today. I have no idea how long they have been there.

Thanks so much…if anyone has had experience with these, I would appreciate your advice on what type of treatment has worked. Also, I will obviously see what the vet has to say when I see him on Thursday evening.
Thanks for the advice. I’ll do research on hypoallergenic cat food. I was under the impression that tests for feline leukemia and AIDS will always be positive once they have had the vaccine (and he’s had both). So is it therefore too late to test for them? Would there be other ways to tell?

So it said Negative………?

Ok so! Past 2 weeks I had pregnancy symtoms.. cramping… eatng a lot.. headaches everyday… Sore nipples and always tired and excessive amount of White discharge. I have thought about possibly being pregnant because I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend. We have before but i was on the Depo shot… I got off it 5 months ago due to reasons. Anyways He did not Cum inside me that I know of..He did pull out… But still have been feeling different.. The cramps have been on an off… I am not due for my period until the 16th of this month. I tested myself 1 week ago with a dollar store pregnancy test and it was negative.. I figured it would just be too early to tell. Well I went to the doctors this past Thursday! and got a blood test done.. Still have not heard anything.. How long do they normally take? By monday they should have results? I just tested myself again with the dollar store tests and AGAIN negative… Now I am beginning to think I am just over thinking i am pregnant and most likely not. I am confused… Do you trust dollar store tests? i read on them and people seem to say that work. I also Am being treated for a bad cold.. On antibiotics and a puffer and nasel spray.. Could this maybe cause some symptoms? Also found my Vitamin D level is So low.. that I need to take vitamins.. Help me out here.. I know I should just wait till tomorrow to here the blood test results… but what if thats negative..? are blood results That accurate ??? I did some thinking and i may only be 2 weeks pregnant… Or i could have gotten pregnant 2 months ago…. explains why my last period was 2 days and light..
Oh I want to drink and have fun with friends.. but i know its not worth the risk! Should I wait? Or go with the negative dollar store test and drink

I keep getting sick with various different types of infections. Could they be related?

Starting November ’07 – I had strep throat for the first time – treated with antibiotics.

In January ’08 – I had what felt like a sinus infection – never saw doctor

In March ’08 I had Trichomoniasis- My partner and I were treated with antibiotics

In May ’08 I had what felt like a horrible sinus infection – Never went to doctor

At the end of May ’08 I had a Urinary Tract infection – treated with over the counter medicine

In June ’08 I had my first yeast infection – Doctor had me take over the counter monistat.

September ’08 – I had another yeast infection – treated with monistat again

In October ’08 I found out I was deficient in B12, but since have been taking it and many of the symptoms that led to this diagnosis have disappeared. I assumed that was the cause of getting sick so frequently.

In late October I had the worst head cold ever and it could have been a sinus infection. I never saw the doctor.

In November I was diagnosed with another Strep B vaginal infection. It was treated with antibiotics again.

In early December I had a very strange thing happen and a lot of my lymphnodes swelled up horribly. I felt healthy except it was very painful and the doctor gave me some antibiotics. About 4 days into the antibiotics my throat got horribly sore and I felt like I had strep throat again. This lasted about 4 days and then the sore throat went away but I had a lot of chest and nasal congestion. I don’t think it was an infection because the mucous drained but it was always clear. My lymphnodes remained swollen during all of this, but slowly went back to normal. The antibiotics seemed to have no effect on this and this whole episode lasted about 3 weeks.

Now I sit here very uncomfortable after taking a at home urinary tract infection test that came up incredibly positive.

So, I will call my doctor and get some more antibiotics. I just don’t think it is good to take this many antibiotics. Is there something else that could be leading to all these illnesses. Can they be related? I realized that my gynecologist who treated the vaginal infections has no idea that I keep getting sinus infections, colds, etc. Then I realized my general practitioner has no idea about all the bacteria, UTI, yeast infections. I never really considered they could be related some how, so never thought to bring it up. I have had blood tests and the only abnormal thing was my B12 levels. I had horrible b12 deficiency symptoms which is what let to that diagnosis and I notice that even though they have pretty much disappeared, I feel them when I am sick. My joints start cracking, my arms start hurting, My legs cramp and my toes tingle. I can’t concentrate and feel cloudy. I get better for a week and feel normal again, then some other illness comes along and I feel the symptoms again.

If the B12 deficiency was killing my immune system and leading to all these infections, than why hasn’t my immune system gotten stronger by taking b12?

How do I get rid of cold sore swelling?

The cold sore itself is in the last stages of healing: scabbed quite nicely. The swollen lip, however, doesn’t want to seem to go away. Ice makes it hurt worse, and I can’t really tell if the warm/hot teabag is doing anything, though it does feel better on my lip than the ice.

I’m taking Lysine and that seems to have helped the healing, but not the swelling. It’s about twice as big as usual. Suggestions?

How to get rid of cold sores?

I have one on my nose, and my mom told me to pick the scabs off..but I don’t know what to do.

How do I get rid of it and should I pick the scab off? I mean, when I did yesterday like she told me to, it leaked puss and blood.

black spots on top of lip, how do I get rid of them?

Okay so I have these dark little dots on the top of my lip and I have no idea what they are. I have had cold sores before but I thought cold sore scabs go away within days? I doubt they are black heads because they will not go away and I’ve had them for about 2 months. They seem to have no top layer because I’ve tried getting them of with tweezers. I’m in highschool and I kiss guys so I really want them to go away. so if anybody knows what they are and/or how to get rid of them please let me know! k thanks.

JUST STARTING to get a cold sore. How can I stop it? Lysine?

There’s a red slightly swollen area on and below my lip. I had a cold sore in the same exact spot about two or three months ago. I want to get rid of it! Does anyone know of anything that will actually stop it? I’ve heard lysine works. Last time it turned into a huge swollen scab! Awhile ago I had one and I kept putting rubbing alcohol on it and it stopped the blister from even coming out. Does anyone know of anything that actually works to prevent it from even coming out? I want to avoid the whole giant swollen scab thing. thanks!
I don’t want to go to the doctor, so I can’t get any prescriptions

how to get rid of cold forever?

I have cold sinuses 365 days a week..is there any way to get rid of runny nose and cold sores?

cold sores, will u get forever?

i was told that once you get cold sores you never get rid of them. is that true? how often will i get them? do lots of npeople have cold sores? how to prevent gtting cols sores

thanks cos i am really upset i didn’t even kiss anyone with cold sores and i got it. and my partner has never had a cold sore, son i just touched someone.

How to get rid of a cold sore pronto!!!!!!!?

So a cold sore started to form yesterday not really showing yet but it’s in the phase where it’s starting to become noticeable I have a party to go to on saturday and it’s with friends I haven’t seen forever and I don’t want to look gross. Help!

Vegan alternative to carmex for cold sores?

I get cold sores (at least I think they’re cold sores), and they stay forEVER. I hate them.

I used to use carmex.

Then I went vegan.

And then I started getting cold sores. (I don’t even know how. I don’t share drinks, and I’ve never been kissed. Ugh. Way to reward a teen for innocent behavior.)

But I’d like to get rid of them… because now I have three. One is almost gone, but I’ve had it for two weeks. Another one is leaving, but I just got a new one yesterday…

Help?
Somebody asked what’s not vegan about carmex.

Carmex, like most chapstick-related things, has lanolin in it. Lanolin comes from sheep.
Someone else said that lanolin/shearing sheep does not hurt the sheep. With nice farmers, that is probably the case. But commercial wool and most lanolin probably come from not so animal-friendly sources. I read somewhere that the workers sheer the sheep as quickly as possible–they’re paid for how much they sheer, not how long they work. And their haste results in the sheep getting hurt. I know that sheering sheep is just like getting a haircut–but if the people doing the sheering are careless, the sheep get cut.

I have like a cold sore pimple thing under my nose!!!!!?

I have like a bumbpy pimply thing under my nose. I think it might be a cold sore. I have had a cold forever and always blow my nose I DO NOT PICK MY NOSE. And I need to know how to get rid of it fast! I have to go to a wedding in like 3 days!

Cold sore cream Zovirax will that heal chapped lips as well?

My lips normally tend to be dry and chapped every time im on antibiotics or when ever im stressed out. I normally try blistex when it gets worse and it usually recovers with in a week. This time how ever i got a aciclover (Zovirax) cream. I later realised that this cream is for a cold sore and oral herpes. I do not have a cold sore but I dont want waste this cream as it costs about £5.00.
Is there any harm in using the cold sore cream to treat chapped lips? Will using this help? Any side effects?

gettin a cold sore on my lip, how to treat it?

its on the side of my mouth and it hurts, how can i treat it

What is the best cold sore remedy?

I have a very acute allergy to certain foods and such. I am deathly allergic to all nuts. I am allergic to dust, melons and am very allergic to pollen.

When I eat thin skinned fruits, if i am not careful and I bite the fruit and the broken skin of the fruit touches my lips, sometimes I get a cold sore on my lip.

I have been told that this is because pollen penetrates the fruit’s thin skin as it grows and when I bite into the fruit, the pollen gets onto my lips.

I understand that the majority of answers will be statements of Herpes and such. That is fine, but please if you know any remedies on how to treat a cold sore, it would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.
I felt the tingle of the sore come on at about 6pm lastnight and wan’t able to use herpecinL on it until this morning at 7am. there are two tiny blisters. I just tried the rubbing alcohol treatment, I have “alcohol prep pads” they are 70% isopropyl alcohol.

Is this the correct type, and if, at this stage, will the alcohol work?

How can you tell if it’s a pimple or a cold sore?

I have a spot on my lip right where the skin goes from pink to white and I can’t tell if it’s a cold sore or a pimple. It hurts… um, it’s red, I can send you a picture if you need it. The main reason i’m asking is because i’ve been informed that a cold sore is the oral herpes virus and you can give it to someone else in the form of genital herpes if you… well… you know! Lol, so if anyone could tell me the difference and a good way to treat cold sores (if that’s what’s goin’ on with my lip) that would be so nice! Thanks for the help in advance, and serious answers please! Have a wonderful evening!

How long does it take a Cold Sore to heal?

Alright, I’m trying not to panic right now, but I have to admit, I’m under a lot of stress. Not only do my finals start TOMORROW (and I feel completely over-whelmed), I also have my university’s ring ceremony on Tuesday – and my school makes a big deal out of it. It really is a huge family and friends event. (Don’t ask me why it is in the middle of finals though). However, when I woke up this morning I felt the tale-tell tingle on my upper lip and immediately took a capsule of 200MG of Acyclovir and put 50MG of Acyclovir topical ointment on the sore directly. I have been continuously re-applying the ointment throughout the day and just took my third dose of the oral medication. (I can take it up to 4 times a day).

So, with this regiment, on average, how long does a cold sore take to heal? This is my first time using oral medication to treat cold sores, so I have no idea what to expect. I am hoping it will be cleared up by Tuesday. =(
Wow, honestly only one person sounds like they even read my question. I’m ALREADY doing stuff to take care of it – and I didn’t ask anything about curing it, since I know there is no cure. I’ve gotten these my whole life, but I’ve never taken an ORAL medication (only topical) – thanks to those who actually read my question and given me an appropriate response.

How long do I have to refrain from contact so I don’t spread my cold sores, although it is healed?

I had a cold sore on my lip and treated it well so it didn’t open up. The swelling went down and it turned into a black scab. Today the scab is gone and it just looks a little lighter in color from the new tissue. How much longer should I wait for oral contact or any other contact so it does not spread?

Cold sore or zit on my lip?

I woke up the other day with what I thought was a cold sore on my lip, but now I’m not sure. It is painful and red and has a head like a zit, and it isn’t all crusty like cold sores. I popped it and a little puss came out, but now my lip is swollen and I don’t know what to do. I have medication for both cold sores and acne. How should I treat this?

How do I get rid of a Cold Sore?

About 2 days ago i notice a weird feling on my upper lip, right under my left nostril. I decided to try and treat it with Proactiv’s Refining mask, but than didn’t work. Eventually it turned into what I believe is a Cold Sore. Should I wash it with hot-soapy water like once a day, put ice on it, or continue with the proactiv refining mask treatment? People say ice really helps, but people also usually say the hotter the better, but then why should I use ice if that’s the case?

How do I tell the difference from a pimple, zit, a little blip or the start of a cold sore?

I have a small bump on the corner by my lip, on my skin (not my lip.) it doesn’t itch or burn; I didn’t notice it until I was putting foundation on (it isn’t red.)
It’s just a little bump, but if it’s a cold sore (which would be odd because I don’t think I’ve ever had one before) I want to treat it before it gets too bad.
How do I tell? What is it?