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I have a rash on my upper lip i peeled it off and they look like small cuts. i've been putting vaseline but i've had it for 3 days. what can i do?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Cold sore: What you described sound like a cold sore. Leave it alone and it will heal in a few days. You may try over the counter cold sore remedy. Cold sores are reactivation of herpes simplex 1 viral infection.

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Answered 11/9/2015

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A member asked:

I have a rash on my upper lip i peeled it off and they look like small cuts. i've been putting vaseline but i've had it for 3 days. what can i do?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Dr Kim and another doctor agreed

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