Herpotherm Cold Sore Treatment Device - Reusable and Clinically Proven

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The first signs of a cold sore can include a tingling or burning sensation on the lips or nose. Within 24 hours, you may start to see fluid-filled blisters form around the mouth. Blisters may weep until they scab over, dry and heal, which usually takes around a week. The HERPOtherm electroniccoldsorepen is a medical device that is completely free of chemicals. It’s one less medicine or ointment to put on your skin and it works just by putting concentrated heat on the area of your lip when you feel that first tingle of tightness.

Treatments Find every kind of best treatment near you, We British Chemist UK online pharmacy retailer and registered pharmacy with the MHRA and GPhC. It’s easy to get a bit skeptical about electronic products that are meant to take away skin imperfections, sores, or other health-related problems on the face. However, this device is completely safe for even sensitive skin. As with any product, though, there are some safety concerns to keep in mind as you use it regularly. Normally you’d have a cold sore and have to hit up a chemist for a cream, gel or lotion. However, HERPOtherm is a completely chemical free, medical device that can prevent the development of cold sore blisters if applied early enough. As I said, the good thing with the HERPOtherm is that if you don’t catch a cold sore in time, it won’t prevent the blisters but it’ll help minimise your symptoms, or help the blisters fade sooner. Do you get cold sores? I haven’t had a cold sore in years but I know how awful they can be – and the risk they pose in pregnancy and to new babies. Also known as the herpes simplex virus type 1, 90% of the population in Europe carry the virus but only 30% of carriers get cold sores.

A relapse of genital herpes can manifest itself clinically in the form of unnoticed, small red spots up to extremely painful blistering of genital skin and mucous membranes. The blisters are typically round in shape, vary in their size, and appear either alone or in groups. 3 The overall healing time for a genital herpes relapse has a large interindividual variability with 5 to 10 days on average. 3 , 7 The affected skin and mucous membrane areas are particularly stressed during the various stages of the blister-forming process (blistering/vesicular phase, wound/ulceration phase, incrustation and healing). Schlippe G, Voss W, Brenn LC. Application and tolerability of Herpotherm® in the treatment of genital herpes. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. 2013;6:163-166. doi:10.2147/CCID.S41145. Following the above normally means my cold sores never pop into an unsightly scab which takes probably 2 weejs to heal. I find I can go through the cycle within about a week now. HERPOtherm works through concentrated heat, killing the virus beneath the skin before it emerges into a blister. It’s something to do with the secretion of histamine and the degradation of enzymes, but if you’re interested in the science you can read more here. Avoid passing on cold sores to others by avoiding kissing or sharing objects which touch the mouth. This is especially important with babies and other vulnerable people

Wohlrab J, Voß F, Müller C, Brenn LC. The use of local concentrated heat versus topical acyclovir for a herpes labialis outbreak: results of a pilot study under real life conditions. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. 2013;6:263-271. doi:10.2147/CCID.S49273. The HERPOtherm Cold Sore Treatment was pitched against acyclovir, a key ingredient found in many cold sore treatments, and the observation group found a significant improvement in symptoms after a SINGLE DAY of treatment with the Herpotherm device, plus the overall duration of the cold sore was considerably shorter compared to treatment with a acyclovir product.Up to 100 uses before you need to replace the battery. Features of Herpotherm Cold Sore Treatment And Prevention Device: If you’re plagued with cold sores, I totally feel your pain. They’re an absolute pest, especially at this time of year and there are so many over the counter treatments, but they’re not always effective. That’s particularly the case with active cold sores. Once you’ve got a cold sore that’s cropped up, there’s not a lot you can do unfortunately and with cold sores, it’s very much a prevention is better than cure which is where the HERPOtherm Cold Sore Treatment comes in. HERPOtherm is a heat treatment that has been created to stop cold sore blisters from developing if applied early enough and it’s suitable for allergy sufferers, pregnant women and children over 12. I had never heard of this before and thought that cold sores were something you had to suffer with until they disappeared – what a revelation! The herpes simplex virus type 1 survives dormant in the nerve cells. If the skin or immune system is put under stress, the virus can reactivate and cold sores can develop. Topical antiviral medication can normally only shorten an outbreak by just half a day (Spruance et al., Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002). Creams containing acyclovir also contain other chemical substances, such as preservatives and emulsifiers, in addition to the active substance acyclovir. They are also not very discreet when applied to the lip. HERPOtherm works by concentrating heat on the affected area killing the virus beneath the skin before it emerges into a blister. HERPOtherm acts throught local thermotherapy. The heat of around 51 degrees centigrade has shown in tests it can influence the secretion of histamine and support the degradation of enzymes thereby reducing the inflammatory reaction.