Cold Sore Stages: A Day-by-Day Guide From First Tingle to Healed Skin

Cold Sore Stages: A Day-by-Day Guide From First Tingle to Healed Skin

Naurah Gaspard, DNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC
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Cold sores move through 5 stages over 7 to 10 days: tingle, blister, weeping, crusting and healing. See what each stage looks like and how contagious it is.

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