Pimple Turns Into Cold Sore. Can pimple turn into a cold sore. While acne cant be spread from person to person the virus that causes cold sores is contagious.

Also you could try neosporin. Pimples near the lip can sometimes be mistaken for cold sores and vice versa but theyre two completely different skin blemishes. Symptoms of a Cold Sore.
However they have similar symptoms at the initial stage.
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. It will definitely morph into a cold sore. Pimples are formed when the skin pores become clogged with sebum and dead skin cells. If the the cyst you popped had puss it was most likely a pimple.