Question 1

Do cold sores have whiteheads?

Accepted Answer

Apthous ulcers (cold sores) are usually shallow, ulcerative with a crater in the center, and painful. Generally do not have a white pustule in the center.

Question 2

Can whitehead pimples form on top of cold sores? i always get a whitehead on my lip line when i feel a tingle on my lips. whitehead or cold sore?

Accepted Answer

What you are describing is consistent with a cold sore.
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Question 3

Do most cold sores have blister and tingle feel? want to know if pimple or cold sore. pimple like whitehead popped on lip. no tingle, blister.

Accepted Answer

"cold sores, " should have the blister you referenced or a crusted lesion.  Not a white pus.

Question 4

Can cold sores appear white in colour?like a whitehead?no tingle, no blister. feels like canker sore or bitten lip. not sure how to tell...

Accepted Answer

Get examined please. Canker sores are common aphthous ulcers of mouth that occur situationally, often in response to stressors, are bacterial or viral, ; can be treated topically with many otc products that reduce local discomfort ; potentially speed healing. However, oral/dental problems  a number of systemic dise;ases cause canker sore-like lesions--crohn's, behcet's, std (sexually transmitted).

Question 5

I have a hard under the skin pimple on my chin. someone mentioned it looked like a cold sore, but i dont think it is. it has a whitehead at the top and is huge?

Accepted Answer

Paid consult HealthTap exam by a physician with photographs or seeing if physician in person would be necessary to diagnosis. A large pimple on the face is usually a skin or subcutaneous abcess The mostt Commons thing is MRSA type staph bacteria infection. See if physician or do a paid consult with HealthTap for diagnosis and treatment

Question 6

Cold sore or pimple?reddish area;few days later, whitehead appears;popped it.whitish fluid drained.now looks red.no crust, tingling, blisters at all.

Accepted Answer

Canker sores do not have material in them like what you popped.

Question 7

What's the difference to a pimple and herpes on your genitals? i have a whitehead down there but i also have a cold sore, do i have genital herpes?

Accepted Answer

Genital herpes typically consists of one or more painful group(s) of blisters on a red base. Sometimes the blisters look like "whiteheads". The only way to know for sure is to have a culture done by your doctor or a dermatologist.

Question 8

A red bump appeared on the corner of my lip. the next day, the whitehead appeared, when popped the pus came out. is this a cold sore or pimple?

Accepted Answer

From the description this sounds more like a pimple as it built up over time and came to a whitehead before it drained. Cold sores are usually more flat and shallow, moist looking and sting quite a bit. Either way, touch it up with a little Neosporin and avoid sharing kisses with anyone until it heals. See your MD to confirm the diagnosis.

Question 9

Bump on border of upper lip.have acne,oily skin,never cold sore b4.didnt notice tingling b4 it appeared.popped it cuz there was a whitehead.is pimple?

Accepted Answer

There are oil glands on the edges of the lips. That means one can get plugged oil glands and occasionally a pimple there. Plugged oil glands may come 1-3 at a time. After the stuff comes out, it should heal up fine. Herpes cold sores are often a cluster of 3-10 tiny bumps, and don't contain pus or oil. Cold sores break easily, can ooze a bit, as if the surface got scraped away, and they crust up.

Question 10

What is the difference between cold sores and acne?

Accepted Answer

Cold sores are lesions that occur on the lips caused by herpes simplex virus reactivation.
Acne is a skin condition with inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles causing pimples primarily on the face.
There is no relation between the two.

Do cold sores have whiteheads