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Keeping the cold sore dry is the answer to healing it quickly right?
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Cold sores usually: Resolve in 7 to 10 days when no intervention is used. Melissa officinalis or lemon balm (cream) expedites healing of cold sores. It can reduce healing time by half. Brief supplementation with lysine 1, 000mg orally three times a day at the onset, can also hasten healing. Your physician can prescribe oral valtrex (valacyclovir). Laser treatments also work.
Answered 10/1/2013
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