TREATING FEVER BLISTERS/COLD SORES WITH LASERS

 

Cold sores will usually start to heal on their own within a few days and then disappear within a few weeks.  However, if they cause pain or make you feel self-conscious, they can be treated.  Conventional treatments may include skin creams, ointments, or sometimes pills which may only get rid of cold sores 1-2 days faster.  A more effective way to treat cold sores is through laser therapy.

If you catch the lesion in time with laser treatment, you can prevent the cold sore from breaking out.  As soon as you feel that tingling sensation that warns you of an oncoming sore, schedule an appointment for a laser treatment.  If you already have a full blown sore, the laser will take away the discomfort and help it to dry up and heal much faster.

The herpes simplex virus that causes cold sores cannot be cured.   After you get infected, the virus stays in your body for the rest of your life.  If you get cold sores often, treatment can reduce the number of cold sores you get and how severe they are.  It often happens that people will get cold sores that reoccur in the same spot every time.  After being treated with a laser multiple times, there is a good chance that a sore won’t appear again in that spot.

 

Benefits of using a laser in treating cold sores:
-high tech, yet affordable, and often covered by insurance
-laser energy destroys the virus that causes the sore
-relief is immediate and profound
-helps prevent the outbreak of the sore if treated in the tingling stage
-arrests the progression of the lesion after treatment
-faster healing without further discomfort through photo-biostimulation
-treatment takes just a few minutes and requires no anesthesia
-after treatment, sores reoccur with less intensity and frequency at the same location