Expert review
Your skin is not a template. A Canadian-licensed medical professional reviews your photos and history before choosing a treatment.
Get cold sore treatment online
Cold sores come back, and early treatment helps most. Your clinician reviews your history and prescribes when appropriate, for example valacyclovir, acyclovir or famciclovir, and can discuss a plan for the next outbreak.
Cold sore treatments
Antivirals work best when you start them at the first tingle.
Your skin is ready for a change.
Cold sores are common, and they tend to return. We help you act early, and we talk about a plan for triggers and repeat outbreaks. You do not need to wait for a clinic slot.
- Canadian-licensed medical professionals
- Prescriptions sent to your pharmacy or delivered to your door
- Ongoing support from your Care Team
- CA$175 per consultation
Your care at a glance.
- Per consultation
- CA$175
- Available nationwide
- Canada
- Based on your clinical assessment
- Your plan
How it works.
- 01
Tell us about your skin
Complete a quick medical questionnaire and upload a few photos of your skin concerns. No appointment needed.
- 02
Get your personalized treatment plan
A Canadian-licensed medical professional will review your information and recommend a personalized treatment plan, including prescriptions when appropriate. Most conditions can be assessed without a video consultation.
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Start your treatment
Get your prescribed medications delivered right to your door. Medication costs are billed separately from your consultation.
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Follow up on your progress
At a follow-up, your clinician can review your progress, discuss side effects and adjust your treatment if needed.
No more guessing. Real care, from day one.
Evidence-based treatments
No trends, no guesswork. Your plan uses prescription treatments that dermatology guidelines support.
Photos, not appointments
Care on your schedule. Most skin concerns can be assessed from your photos and answers, with no video call.
Ongoing support
We stay with you. Send progress photos and message your Care Team when you have a question or need a refill.
Delivered to you
From prescription to doorstep. Pick up at your pharmacy, or have your treatment delivered to your door.
Simple pricing for your skin care.
Medication costs are separate. Ask your insurer whether your plan reimburses online consultations.
Skin assessment
- Medical questionnaire and photo review
- Personalized treatment plan
- Prescription when appropriate
CA$175
per consultation
Clear answers.
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Start my assessmentYes, in most cases. You answer a few questions and share a photo if you have an active sore. A Canadian-licensed medical professional reviews your case, usually the same day, and prescribes when appropriate.
Cold sores are small, fluid-filled blisters on or near the lips. They are caused by the herpes simplex virus. They crust over and heal, but the virus stays in the body.
The virus can reactivate with sun, illness, stress, hormonal changes, or injury to the lip. For some people there is no clear trigger. Keeping a note of what comes before an outbreak can help.
Most people feel tingling, itching or burning first. Blisters appear next, then break open and crust. The sore usually heals without a scar.
Antiviral tablets include valacyclovir, acyclovir and famciclovir. Your clinician decides which one fits you, and whether to give you a prescription to keep at home for the next outbreak.
Antivirals work best early, while the virus is multiplying. Starting at the tingle can shorten the outbreak or even stop blisters from forming. Starting later still helps less.
If outbreaks are frequent, your clinician may talk with you about daily antiviral treatment. Lip balm with sun protection can help if sun is a trigger. Rest and stress care can also help.
Without treatment, most cold sores heal within one to two weeks. Treatment can shorten that. Tell your clinician if a sore lasts longer than that.
Most people have none. Some have headache, nausea or an upset stomach. Your clinician checks your health history and other medicines first.
Go in person if a sore is near the eye or you have eye pain or blurred vision, which needs urgent care. Also go if sores spread widely, you have a weak immune system, or you have eczema near the sore. Babies with sores need urgent care.
Yes, most of all when there are blisters, but also at other times. Avoid kissing and sharing cups, utensils and lip products. Wash your hands, and do not touch your eyes.
It can be. Herpes simplex virus has two main types, and either type can affect the mouth or the genital area. It is common, and many people carry it.
Each consultation costs CA$175. Your pharmacy charges separately for medication. Ask your insurer whether your plan covers the prescribed treatment.