Pictures of shingles on the scalp

You can develop shingles on the face.

Shingles on face and eye pictures

The rash looks like a group of small blisters or lesions that can itch, burn, or tingle. With treatment, the lesions and pain should subside in three to five weeks. Shingles on the face can lead to severe complications. While the rash is typically limited to one side of your face, it can extend to your ear, eye, mouth, or scalp.

Early shingles pictures

This can result in vision problems, hearing loss, facial weakness, hair loss, and lingering nerve pain. This photo contains content that some people may find graphic or disturbing. When shingles affects the face, the symptoms are usually only present on one side. Before a rash develops, you may experience symptoms like itching, tingling, or pain on your face or on other parts of your body where the rash will later appear.

You may also develop a fever before you see any visible signs of a rash. Common symptoms of shingles in the affected area of the face might include:. Symptoms you may feel generally include:. Shingles on the face can sometimes cause weakness on one side. This may make the face appear droopy. Symptoms can appear in different areas of the face, including around the eyes or over the eyelid, near the ear and facial nerve , at the mouth, on the scalp, and at the forehead:.

If you develop shingles on the face, see your healthcare provider right away.