How To Tell Cold Sore From Pimple. Cold sores develop around the lips nose and nostrils chin and less commonly eyes. Pimple or cold sore.
How and why do cold sores happen in. It can be difficult to tell whether you have a cold sore or a pimple especially when you have never had one before. A pimple is a sometimes tender red bump that occurs in various areas where the hair follicle becomes blocked with oil sebum and bacteria forms.
They appear around the lips cheeks chin or even inside nostrils.
These sores will look like fluid-filled blisters. Additionally the symptoms of a cold sore often give away its identity because they can be felt before it even appears. It will be sore possibly painful. If its a first-time outbreak a cold sore can also come with headaches sore throats and even muscles aches.
