Cold Sore Symptoms Cold sores are most likely to show up on the outside of your mouth, lips, and buttocks, but you can also get them on your nose and cheeks. You may get cold sores as late as 20 ...

Cold sores can be found on or around the lips, but some people also get sores on the cheek, or around the nose and the eyes. (1) Once you’re infected with HSV-1, the virus travels to your nerves ...

Per Dr. Cristina Psomadakis, cold sores usually affect the outer part of your lip, but can also appear around and inside the mouth. "With a cold sore, you may have additional symptoms of feeling ...

If you’ve ever had a cold sore, you know the signs. It starts with the tingling, then the edge of your lip or the corner of your mouth begins to burn. Then the outbreak: An ugly red sore appears ...

Cold sores are triggered by factors like stress, illness, or sun exposure. Managing stress, using sunscreen on your lips, and avoiding direct contact with active sores can help minimize outbreaks.

"Love Island" contestant Nic Vansteenberghe is being criticized for having a cold sore on the show. But he doesn't deserve the shame. Here's what to know.

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Lip cancer is an oral cancer that first develops on the lips, usually causing an open sore or painful lump. Initial warning signs of lip cancer can be hard ...

A new study links cold sores to Alzheimer's, highlighting HSV-1's role. Women in particular could have a higher risk. Anti-herpetic drugs may reduce dementia chances.