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A zit ON the lip - not the edge? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by cashews_win@sh.itjust.works to c/askuk@feddit.uk

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I found a lump on my lip the other day. Like literally on the lip-lip. Not the edge where I've had them happen before. I've NEVER had that happen. A zit ON the lip which I squeezed a yellow lump out of.

How does that happen? AFAIK the lip doesn't have pores? It's a mucus membrane?

That's like getting a zit on your eye ball...

How? Am I going to die? Has anyone else had this?

Don't tell me to see a doctor about a lip zit!

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[–] Lath@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's called Herpes or HPV. There's two types, one below and one above.

The one above can pop up on your lips and even inside your nose (yeah, imagine that). It usually happens when you have a weakened immune system, so they can be considered a warning that you're more susceptible to every kind of infection.

Congratulations though. You are now part of the 70% + of the population carrying the virus. Yay.

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

*HSV

Herpes simplex virus

HPV is human papilloma virus which is equally mundane as the immune system can usually get rid of it without medical intervention.

[–] Lath@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

Thanks. I always confuse all the abbreviations.