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What Is The Treatment For Numbness On Upper Lip?

I have an allergic on small part of my upper lip. Kind of feeling different sensation from other areas on lip. I thought of allergic and applied dip salic F ointment. it has reduced a bit but still i have that less sensitiveness. can you please suggest?
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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hello,

It seems you have developed herpes labialis. It presents with multiple fluid filled lesion over your lips. Alongwith it, there is also a feeling of burning sensation, tingling, numbness over the affected area.

This feeling of numbness will stay for a few days. If the lesion on your lips are less than three days, then you can start on acyclovir therapy for a week time. If not, you can just apply an antibiotic cream like mupirocin for healing of your lesion.

In case, you are developing it again and again, then meet a dermatologist who will advice regarding a long term antiviral therapy for recurrent herpes

Thanks
Dr Jyoti Gupta
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What Is The Treatment For Numbness On Upper Lip?

hello, It seems you have developed herpes labialis. It presents with multiple fluid filled lesion over your lips. Alongwith it, there is also a feeling of burning sensation, tingling, numbness over the affected area. This feeling of numbness will stay for a few days. If the lesion on your lips are less than three days, then you can start on acyclovir therapy for a week time. If not, you can just apply an antibiotic cream like mupirocin for healing of your lesion. In case, you are developing it again and again, then meet a dermatologist who will advice regarding a long term antiviral therapy for recurrent herpes Thanks Dr Jyoti Gupta