Herpotherm Cold Sore Treatment Device - Reusable and Clinically Proven

Edit:I thought it only fair that I update my scaving review of this product. Initially I used it on developed sores, which had little to no effect and I found other treatments more effective. This can make my lips raw which feels like it does help spread already nasty sores. However. This works incredibly well for me on 'tingles'. Usually a tingle means a sore, regardless of what I try. Bit this Herpotherm has become my go to device, I try to keep it with me at all times. One or two blasts usually stops a sore from developing. If you suffer from cold sores, you'll know that the 'tingle' phase can feel different each time, for me when my lip stings but there is no blister developed yet I know I'm getting a monster sore that will really bother me. This device stops these stings/tingles almost immediately and almost without fail for me. I'm dreading the day this packs in, because there seems to be quality control issues with the newer devices and my device lasts a long time on battery. ------------------ This is a terrible device and a terrible idea. I bought this in preparation of the next attack. I get cold sores regularly and I find them incredibly painful. On a scale of one to 10 I rate coldsores at an 8. They have a big impact on my life. This morning I felt the itch and decided to try the 'Herpotherm' device that I bought a few months ago. I found it quite painful to use initially, but obviously didn't want to write it off after one use. Initially it did stave off the tingling feeling for a few minutes, but it came back again. Worried about using it again, I left it a few hours before using it again, by this point the blister hadn't quite appeared, but I could feel it coming, so had to do something. I used it again, it really hurt this time, my lip swelled up and the coldsore has flourished like it has never flourished. My lip is swollen, it actually looks burned, the surround area is very red and the blisters look yellowish and are so painful that I am concerned that they are infected. The cold sore has 'grown' quicker than normal and it feels much more painful than my usual cold sores. The thought of using it again is unbearable. I'm never putting this thing near my face again, and I wouldn't recommend anyone else does either. All it does is burns your lip and creates the perfect environment for a coldsore to flourish, it will make your lip very red and tender and a little swollen. I'm sure it's an idea that works in a lab on viruses in Petri dishes, but not a human face that is sensitive.

I have suffered lots with coldsores over the years and I have finally found a decent routine that helps. It does not completely eradicate the cold sore as I think that is something that is not possible as yet, but the followng will help other cold sore suffers. Firstly I take 1000MG of Lysine everyday, this has some scientific studies that are proven to reduce the rate of coldsores and the frequency (and in some cases severity). Whenever I have a tingle I immediately use HERPOtherm To use HERPOtherm, just turn the device on (there’s a red light to indicate when it’s turned on). Press the ceramic contact surface gently to your skin, and wait. The plate will warm up to around 51 degrees, for 3 seconds. The device will then turn off automatically. After turning the device on, a red light appears, and the ceramic contact surface will heat up to 51 degrees for three seconds, before automatically turning off. You can repeat this process up to five times in one hour, for maximum effect. REMEMBER KEEP DOING THIS EVEN IF YOU THINK THE COLD SORE HAS BEEN BEATEN - I once stopped and it started to develop again There haven’t been any large scale studies to prove whether this type of device is effective, but a small study conducted on 100 patients in 2013 found that heat therapy was just as effective as coldsore creams, and could also reduce healing time for coldsores by as much as 50%. (Wohlrab J, et al., Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology 2013, 6:263-271). As well as this my final routine is to use a home remedy of essential oils (Tea Tree, Peppermint, Thyme, Lemon Balm and Chamomile in a carrier oil) I apply this a couple of times a day. This routine as reduced outbreaks significantly (so long as I get plenty of rest) and when I do get a breakout they only last about 4 days before it's gone. The key method for me is the HERPOtherm, it seems to break down the cold sore and stops it developing and the essential oils help relieve sore and any swelling I may have.

I am very happy to report that this actually works. Whenever I feel the usual tingling sensation on my lips(usually on a day that my body feels weak, due to lack of sleep/hard gym training/feeling under the weather), I use it 2-3 consecutive times on the affected spot and then proceed using one of the "over the counter" creams(ie zovirax, which on its own usually cannot prevent it from appearing a few minutes later). I consistently get no cold sores at all this way. It cannot be just a coincidence and I doubt it's just the placebo effect. I've had the device for a few months now and I am pretty sure it prevented cold sores from appearing at least 5-6 times till now. The pain doesn't seem that bad to me and it only lasts 2-3sec anyway. I am very happy with the product. I won't give a 5-star rating just because of the manufacturing quality. It's not sturdy/robust at all for it's price(it's just a piece of plastic with a ceramic point and the circuit inside it is very simple/cheap to make). If it won't fail for the next 2-3 years, then money well spend. I spend a lot more on creams/balms/patches etc anyway.

I have suffered with cold sores most of my life. Like most people I have periods where I am run down, busy or exhausted and the frequency of eruptions increases. One sore goes and then another replaces it. It makes you feel awful! I was so down about constantly having an almost permanent scab on my lip that I did not see any harm in buying the Herpo-Therm. I mean, after all, what was there to lose? It's about the same price as 7 tubes of Zovirax, which I appear to have built up an immunity to... along with Compeed patches and no end of other brands of treatment! Shortly after ordering my Herpo-Therm arrived as described and on time, but this isn't a review of delivery times although they were good the day it arrived I had a tingle, and I cautiously took the Herpo-Therm to my lip. YES! It hurts a bit and it does make you wince on the first couple of attempts (it does heat up to 51 degrees C afterall!). Man up! You do get used to it. Guess what? No cold sore eruption! I kept blasting the tingle for the next couple of days and the blister didn't even form. I am writing this review now because I had another tingle yesterday and had left my Herpo-Therm at home. So, when I got home from work, I blasted the tingle a couple of times, then a couple of times before bed and have been sporadically blasting it all day today and the tingle has gone and the blister has not formed! I will update this review when get another tingle just to inform you all that it is not a fluke. But so far, so good!

I've reviewed a few things for amazon over the years but this is the first time I've been moved to review something less than three hours after receiving it. If you're a cold sore sufferer you don't need telling about how miserable they are. I already had a full blown sore when I ordered this, a big, nasty one that was disfiguring my mouth and had made the glands in my neck swell too. I used this as soon as it arrived and it really is quite astonishing. The sore is drying up and shrinking after one use, it's at least half the size and that horrible gooey blister I woke up with is now a drying, small scab. This rate of healing I normally expect to take at least three days, even with a cream. I can't believe how well it works, worth every penny. To use, it is mildly uncomfortable for a few seconds, but who cares if it heals these awful things up so quickly? It isn't painful, just a brief sensation of heat on the skin. I haven't tried it on a tingle stage sore of course, but if it heals up a big nasty thing like the one I had in a few hours, I think it will be very effective in preventing breakouts. I woke up feeling like Elephant Man this morning, to be honest. After just one zap, I can smile, clean my teeth properly and drink tea without trying to use just one side of my mouth, which I wasn't expecting to be able to do until at least the weekend.

Amazing product. I have suffered from cold sores for many years, have tried creams, cold sore patches, everything! These patches would sort of work, but not didn't give me the dramatic results I wanted. I used this half heartedly and was so surprised with the amazing results. I first used it when I got the familiar tingle and saw no sign of a cold sore! I also used it when the sore had progressed into a red mark and the device stopped it from forming any further, preventing the embarrassment, and helped the mark to recover much quicker than normal. Overall, this product has really been a life saver - don't think it's coincidental that I haven't had a sore in a while now. Highly recommend if you suffer from cold stores as regularly as I used to. Update: a recently broke out into a terrible double cold sore on my upper lip and used this at the tingle stage and it did nothing. Back to the terrible 10 days of waiting for them to pass. Even worse, as soon as these left, another 2 appeared, followed by another!! Terrible! Also: the battery used for the device is AWFUL. I have had to replace it 4 times, and on the 4th battery I used it twice and then I heard the familiar 3 beeps signalling the battery had "run out" (impossible) - I presume this is a manufacturing error with the device, as this has happened on 2 different batteries now, each from different battery companies. Would appreciate a replacement if I'm honest.

OK, I bought this because I just had a huge coldsore in August and I usually get one in September due to going back to work. This year my toddler is going through a bad sleeping phase so I'm not sleeping much, I have been under a lot of stress and there's hormonal aspects and I just knew I would get another coldsore straight after my huge one due to all these factors. I ordered this, popped it straight in my work bag along with the instructions, hoping I wouldn't get another one. So the other day I'm in work and I feel an intense itching, it was coming and going and tingling too so I went to use this for the first time. It was hot, but nothing I couldn't cope with, and the "pain" only lasts for a second. Just as you think it's too painful it instantly stops and cools down so it's not that bad. I used it again a few hours later as the itching and tingling was still there (but not as bad, I must admit), again it was a bit painful, like a pinch similar to having a jab but over in a second, it's enough to make me shut my eyes that's about it. Anyway, no coldsore came up! So does it work? I don't know for sure, maybe the tingling wasn't a coldsore on the way and it's just luck, so I can't say for sure what it's effect is on an official coldsore, but I can say it doesn't hurt and I feel better knowing I have it with me and can use it when I feel like one is coming on without having to get the zovirax out or actually have to touch my lips, which is great, especially at a time when we are being told not to touch our faces. I am very pleased and feel positive about using it when I actually do get a coldsore (only a matter of time) knowing its not going to hurt and might actually help. I would recommend this based on my experience so far.

I was plagued by cold sores for about a year and a half - as soon as one healed up another appeared - every other week. I tired every non-prescription remedy, and did find a solution. I have no cold sores anymore. Here is a list of things that work and that don't. Obviously, Herpotherm is one of the remedies I tired, hence the review on this page. 1. Aciclovir (Zovirax). Simply does not work. Expensive, but does not prevent the cold sore, or make the healing process quicker. On application cold sores last about 10 days, and go through every stage, from blister, to weeping wound, to scab etc. Waste of time and money. 2. Herpotherm. I had high hopes for it when ordered last Christmas, and I have very mixed feelings. As my cold sores arrived as regular trains according to schedule, I was able to use Herpotherm before the sores appeared. Sometimes it did succeed to delay the cold sore appearing, but they appeared nevertheless. One time it made the cold sore much much worse. As I figured out later, it was a secondary infection, resulting in Angular Cheiltis. I started treating a normal cold sore with Herpotherm, but the sore not just go away, but grew and grew to the biggest I have ever had, and then developed yellow crust. There was no point in persisting with the Herpotherm treatment, I went to GP who gave me an antibacterial cream, and the sore quickly went... I was left with a big scar in the corner of my mouth. All in all, Herpotherm is still handy to have, providing you combine it with other treatments, and being aware that it can make you vulnerable to secondary infections. Oh, and it is now broken, after just 6 months of use. 3. Boots infraread treatment. It is hard to believe, but whenever I used this thing sores did not appear. I did get a red patch, which quickly went, and could not really be identified as a cold sore. 4. Lysine tablets. Again, I had no great expectation, but since I started taking those, I have not had any sores at all. Now, as we are dealing with the immune system, which is a synonym for "complicated", it is hard to say which individual treatment worked, or if they all had a part in curing me. If I had to pick one, I will pick Lysine. But it gives me comfort to have Herpotherm as well as the other treatments, so I don't regret buying it, and I compliment those trying to develop new treatments. I also realise that I represent a very bad, extreme case of a cold sore sufferer, and Herpotherm may be much more effective for mild sufferers. If you do suffer loads my advice would be to start taking 6 grams of L Lysine daily, and have Boots infraread, and Herpotherm handy, and you will win. Good luck.

I have suffered from cold sores since I was a young child. I have thus tried everything: creams, patches, homeopathic medicine and I even bought one of those virulite machines. This is BY FAR the best thing that works for me. Cuts healing time dramatically, especially if you catch it at the tingling phase. I actually recently lost mine and came here to buy another one. Very sad to see it is unavailable on the CanadIan and American Amazons. Even tried to order off the UK Amazon but they weren't able to ship here. Please come back to Canada!!

L'unico articolo che mi ha cambiato veramente la vita risolvendomi o alleviandomi anche solo il fastidio dell'herpes labialis che ho fin da piccola. Avevo provato con qualsiasi rimedio sia officinale, sia farmacologico, che casalingo ma niente, fino a quando non ho conosciuto questa magica penna. Si usa direttamente sulla zona che formicola, quando ancora non è uscita fuori la vescica e previene la sua formazione. Oppure se usato quando già la viscica è uscita lo si può usare per ridurre i tempi di durata e per accelerare la guarigione. Unica cosa da stare attenti è che usa un forte calore che inizialmente, non essendoci abituati, può dare fastidio,ma poi ci si abitua. Con pochi utilizzi, il calore mirato, ad una temperatura e durata calibrati si risolve o si argina il problema dell'herpes labialis in tempi record. Funziona a pile.

Cada persona es un mundo y no a todos nos funcionan las mismas cosas. En mi caso a día de hoy 01-03-2020 lo he usado varias veces, y si lo usas aplicándolo cada poco tiempo ( cada 10-15) minutos en el primer y segundo día de la aparición es super efectivo. El herpes se seca muchísimo más rápido que usando pomadas y es mucho más cómodo ya que no tienes el pegote de crema en la boca todo el rato. Si bien es cierto que aguantar el calor de cada aplicación puede resultar algo incómodo, yo prefiero pasar un poco de molestia y acabar con el herpes en menos tiempo. En algunos comentarios he leído que la pila dura poco, no es así, lo que pasa es que se desajusta del aparato y hay qye sacarla y volverla a meter. Espero que os ayude mi opinión. Yo lo volvería a comprar.

Über zwei Wochen lang litt ich unter einer starken, laut Hautarzt herpesbedingten Entzündung der Unterlippe. Rot, geschwollen, erbärmlich juckend, brennend, berührungsempfindlich ... die typischen Symptome. Seltsamerweise oder besser gesagt glücklicherweise bildeten sich jedoch keine Bläschen an der Hautoberfläche. Die feigen Virendinger wollten sich wohl nicht zeigen. Endlose Schmierereien mit den bekannten Herpes-Cremes Z.....x und A.......r linderten immer nur kurzzeitig den Juckreiz. Nach kurzer Zeit pellte sich von diesen offensichtlich leicht aggressiven Cremes auch noch die oberste Hautschicht ab. Gleichzeitig mit den Herpes-Cremes schmierte ich dann auch noch abwechselnd diverse Wund- und Heilsalben, Hydro-Cortison-Salben und die vom Hautarzt verschriebenen Salben auf die Lippe .... ich glaub ich hab so ganz nebenbei auf diese Weise die eine oder andere Tube gevespert und gut schmecken tun die alle nicht ;-) Genützt hat`s jedenfalls nichts. Da ich auch schon so einige Wundermittel wie besondere Pflanzenöle (die schmecken teilweise richtig gruselich) oder teure Tabletten gegen Herpes (seltsame Nebenwirkungen auf dem Beipackzettel gruseln auch etwas...) mit minderem Erfolg durchprobierte, dachte ich dass es auf die paar Euro auch nichtmehr ankommt und bestellte mir diesen "Wunderstift". Von Anfang an ordnete ich für mich diesen Stift mehr oder weniger in die Schublade "Du musst nur dran glauben" ... also leicht esoterisch angehaucht ein. Trotzdem, mit größter Skepsis hielt ich mir dieses Ding ein paar mal an meine dicke Lippe, an die juckendsten Stellen. Nun, ich denke, ich steh ja ansonsten immer mit beiden Beinen auf dem Boden und glaube nur das was ich sehe oder in diesem Falle spüre ... jedenfalls: ich dachte ich spinne. Das Jucken und Brennen hörte praktisch augenblicklich auf. Mit größtem Erstaunen behandelte ich dann nach und nach die gesamte befallene Hautregion und das Umfeld großzügig drumrum. Dies wiederholte ich noch zweimal in einem Abstand von ein zwei Stunden. Während der folgenden zwei Tage bemerkte ich noch vereinzelt die bekannten Stiche und den beginnenden Juckreiz, die beiden Anzeichen dafür, dass die Virenbiester schon wieder zum Angriff bliesen. Aber, ich war schneller, hab denen richtig eingeheizt. Erfolg: Nach drei Tagen ist eine deutliches Abschwellen der Lippe zu bemerken. Die Entzündung ist stark zurück gegangen. Das typische "Spannen", Jucken und Brennen fehlen jetzt ganz. Auch treten keine neuen Stiche ... "Vorboten" .... mehr auf. Eine "dicke Lippe" muss ich jetzt nicht mehr ertragen. Die ganzen Salben, Cremes und Öle kipp ich jetzt in den Müll .... sorry aber mir reicht`s damit. So, das dürft Ihr gerne als meine kleine persönliche Leidensgeschichte betrachten. Aber, ich denke ich kann diesen Stift aufgrund meiner persönlichen Erfahrungen absolut empfehlen. Die Keramikfläche an diesem Stift wird gefühlt ganz ordentlich heiß. Aber das muss so, soll ja die Virenbiester kochen. Taffe Mädels und Buben halten das aus. Aber eins sollte man damit nicht tun: seiner Partnerin bzw. seinem Partner das Stiftle mal heimlich an den verlängerten Rücken drücken ... das hat dann auch "durchschlagenden" Erfolg.

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