How quickly cure herpes? The problem is that it is impossible to cure herpes can only get rid of its manifestations, whereas infection hide in nerve cells and will be in the inactive state until the next episode reduction of immunity.
How to quickly get rid of herpes on the lip
If the "cold" on the lip just started, get rid of it's real. Once in the bay there is a feeling of numbness or itching, soreness and then, on the affected area of the skin you need to apply antiviral cream - acyclovir
Acyclovir - as it is safe?
, Zovirax or fenistil pentsivir. Cream can be applied every two hours - it suppresses viral replication in skin cells and the virus goes into an inactive state, "hide" in the nerve ganglia.
Most activity has cream fenistil pentsivir but Zovirax
Zovirax - time-proven antiviral drug
copes with this problem. If the lips have formed bubbles, Zovirax is ineffective, but fenistil pentsivir can significantly reduce the duration of illness.
In an emergency, you can use as an antiviral gel for external use Viru-Merz Serol. The gel is applied to the affected skin 3-5 times a day (more frequently if necessary), gently rubbing. The course of treatment - five days. Drug treatment should stop and consult a doctor if the two days after the drug is observed clinical improvement.
What else can you do? If the skin has not yet formed a mouth sore, it is possible to make a cotton swab moistened with liquid Corvalol - it will remove swelling and itching. And the bubble, and the sores can be lubricated with 10% zinc ointment
Zinc ointment: hypoallergenic, availability, efficiency
- It is well relieves swelling and dries.
Finally, today in pharmacies appeared new items such as patch and lipstick from herpes. Masking antigerpichesky plaster Compeed for herpes on the lips, which is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. It is imperceptible on a skin patch, which is manufactured using a special technology, through which significantly reduced the healing time of herpes sores on the lips. The patch may be applied to the patient at any stage of lip herpes process. It protects the skin from further spread of the viral infection, a bacterial infection of accession, quickly relieves burning and itching, accelerates the healing of sores on the lip without forming a crust while. In addition, the plaster perfectly mask herpes on the lips, making him invisible. On top of the patch can be applied lipstick and concealer. The patch should not be used on mucous membranes.
Available also special antiherpetic lipstick, it can be bought at a pharmacy. This lipstick produced, for example, the factory "Freedom" and LLC Evalar. But lipstick - it is rather a tool for the prevention of herpes
Prevention of herpes - what method can be considered as the most effective
Than to treat it.
Do not forget about the reason for the appearance of herpes on the lip - it may be hypothermia, stress, an illness, alcohol abuse and so on. This cause must be eliminated.
As fast as quickly remove the herpes in the genital area
It's harder. But if a recurrence of lung diseases, rashes only just begun to get rid of them is quite real. To do this, apply all the same cream Zovirax, putting it on the affected areas of the skin and mucous membranes every two hours. At the same time, you can apply the gel viferon, has antiviral and immunomodulatory effects. The gel is applied 3-5 times a day in intervals between the application of Zovirax cream. Since after applying on the surface of the protective film is formed, before the next application of a cream it is necessary to remove - to do this easily.
Well, if such emergency assistance does not help, and the rash continues to spread, then you should immediately consult a doctor. Genital herpes should be treated by a doctor, as it can, first, switch to the internal sex organs, and, secondly, be transmitted to sexual partners.
How to cope with shingles
With shingles yourself cope very dangerous - you could end up complications such as post-herpetic neuralgia - severe pain on the chorus changes affect the herpes virus. Such pain can last for months or even years. Prevent this complication can only be timely appointment of antiviral treatment.
Independently, you can provide only emergency care to patients with herpes zoster. This bed rest, complete rest, taking pain (Nise, ketorol, Nurofen) drugs. It is advisable to take as a pill or suprastin Tavegilum - it will remove tissue swelling, reduce itching and swelling. Moreover, first-generation antihistamines have a sedative and hypnotic effect light - it will also help in this situation. But the next step - to call the doctor.
Quickly get rid of herpes is not always possible, and even cure it completely impossible at all.
Galina Romanenko