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Red spot from cold sore for FOUR MONTHS.
Hello everyone! My girlfriend had a really bad cold sore in August 2014. It healed up by the beginning of september, but she's had a red spot where it was since then. It hasn't gone away. This doesn't seem normal. The question is. Is it still contagious? According to the stages of a cold sore, it is. But this doesn't seem like a normal stage of the process. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Hi, a normal lip cold sore should heal up in about 2 weeks from scabing over to gone, however, depending on the person skin type it may leave a spot/scar. Maybe she even ate some food or a drink that is acid based that prevents complete healing. But at this point if there is no open broken skin it would not be contagious after a month.
She might take a herpes blood test just to confirm she does in fact have oral herpes.
She might take a herpes blood test just to confirm she does in fact have oral herpes.
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