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How can I show friends the cut on my lip isn't herpes? lol?
This is pretty dumb I know. But I see a ton of people with cold sores (herpes) and I'm sure at least a few people who know me suspect that this is a cold sore. I want people to have no doubt that this is just a dried bloody lip. Does anyone have any facts or tests or whatever I could use to show this isn't a cold sore?
Useless backstory on my herpe-lookalike: its winter so my skin and everything gets really dry including my lips. Stretched out my lip too far one day when my lips were chapped (forgot to bring chapstick to work) and it started bleeding. Immediately looked like a cold sore lol. So I put antibiotic on it to heal up fast. Everyday I have it, I use antibiotic, but overnight my lips just get dry again and the scab cracks and bleeds more.
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
I know how you feel. I had a black head/raised mole on my lip that freaked me out, but it is what it is.
Sounds like you need to drink lots of water, for one. That will speed up the heeling and hydrate your lips within hours.
I was self conscious about my lips, too but I realized that herpes has a very distinct look. Especially when all of that crap is healing...my ex lab partner had a HORRIBLE case of it that made me want to drop the damn class. But anyway...drink lots of water right now- it will work miracles, trust me. And only herpes really looks like herpes.
Source(s): But you could always get the test and keep the paper with you lol. I actually demand it from guys before I will kiss them. My lab partner made me deathly afraid of catching that crap!
