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im not sure if this is herpes or acne. i'm in the middle of a breakout right now so i have a lot of pimples right now... i'm just not sure what this is. PLEASE HELP!
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j14056 grace75676
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This looks like angular cheilitis. It can have several causes (like stress). I often have it together with a breakout as well. Usually I use a hydrating lip balsem and it goes away. Did it go away?
grace75676 j14056
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Yes! But it's scarred around my mouth now:(
vz53848 grace75676
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It doesn't resembles cold sores to me.
alyssa34953 grace75676
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thats what mine looks like and i have hsv 1 my doctor said its common and nothing to really worry about because it can happen from sharing chapstick with someone or from getting kissed in the mouth or sharing drinks but i could be wrong id just go to the doctor and get the blood and swab test