my boyfriend mentioned I had a small pimple on my lip. That immediately drew my attention to a familiar feeling — a tingling sensation at the corner of my mouth. I’ve had cold sores for as long as I ...

Pimples and cold sores can look similar. Cold sores cause painful blisters on the lip, while pimples typically occur on the skin around the lip. Can I pop a lip pimple? It may be tempting to pop a ...

The often painful blister usually appears around the lips or mouth, caused by the herpes ... experience them for the first ...

Waking up with a spot on your lip is never a good feeling. Often cold sores or pimples are to blame, though telling the difference isn't always easy. They can look similar on the surface ...

White spots on your lips can be a sign of milla — harmless bumps that will resolve in a few weeks. The herpes simplex virus can cause white spots on the mouth that turn into blisters or sores.

"Both lip pimples and cold sores can pop up on the border of the lips, and a lip pimple can be mistaken for a cold sore," says Ko. However, cold sores, also known as oral herpes, are caused by the ...