The pain may last longer. It is unusual but possible to have pain without blisters or blisters without pain. The pain is often severe enough for the physician to prescribe painkillers. Large affected area on buttocks and thigh Zoster is most common on the trunk and buttocks. But it can also appear on the face, arms or legs if nerves in these areas are involved.
Great care is needed if the blisters involve the eye because permanent eye damage can result.
Blisters on the tip of the nose signal possible eye involvement. Post-herpetic neuralgia is constant pain or periods of pain that can continue after the skin has healed. It can last for months or even years and is more common in older people. The use of medication in the early stages of the zoster may help prevent this complication. A bacterial infection of the blisters can occur, and can delay healing.