How do you treat herpes sores on the face?

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Your specific treatment plan may involve:

Keeping the infected area clean and dry.
Taking antiviral oral medications, such as acyclovir, famciclovir and valacyclovir (these medications are traditionally the most effective)
Applying antiviral topical ointments, such as acyclovir and penciclovir.

Does herpes on your face go away?

Your Cold Isn’t to Blame You get it from contact with an infected person’s skin or body fluids. The virus damages your skin as it reproduces. That leaves behind weepy sores that last about a week. Between outbreaks, HSV-1 hides inside nerve cells, so it’s never completely cured.

What topical cream is used for herpes?

Topical acyclovir is used to treat the symptoms of herpes simplex virus infections of the skin, mucous membranes, and genitals (sex organs). Although topical acyclovir will not cure herpes simplex, it may help relieve the pain and discomfort and may help the sores (if any) heal faster.

What does herpes on face look like?

In oral herpes, most blisters appear on the lips or mouth. They can also form elsewhere on the face, especially around the chin and below the nose, or on the tongue. At first, the sores look similar to small bumps or pimples before developing into pus-filled blisters. These may be red, yellow or white.

Can you get herpes on your face?

Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 can occur on the face or the genitals. People can contract both herpes viruses through bodily fluids, including genital fluids and saliva. Once someone has the virus, the symptoms can flare up from time to time for the rest of their life.

How does herpes look on face?

Do I have herpes on my face?

What is an alternative to acyclovir?

Famciclovir has also been shown to be effective at controlling oral herpes and genital herpes in people with compromised immune systems, and it’s occasionally prescribed as an alternative to valacyclovir and acyclovir in those cases.

Is Abreva the same as acyclovir?

Zovirax (acyclovir) and Abreva (docosanol cream) are antiviral medications used to treat different conditions caused by the herpes virus. Zovirax is used to treat shingles, chickenpox, and genital herpes. Abreva is used to treat cold sores/fever blisters on the face or lips.