Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD You can develop shingles on the face. The rash looks like a group of small ...

After we recover from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in nerve tissues and can reactivate later in life, often due to age-related or stress-related weakening of the immune system.” While ...

When the virus is reactivated, it affects a nerve that it travels down, so the shingles rash will appear on the side of the affected nerve. So if you get it on your face, it will only affect ...

"When a shingles outbreak is starting, you may feel itching, burning, or pain," Kim says. Often you will feel this on only one side of your body. The initial signs of shingles may feel different ...

Shingles is linked to an elevated risk of stroke and heart attacks, with studies indicating that individuals with a history ...

“Shingles typically present as a rash, with painful blisters across the chest, abdomen or face. The pain is often ... in a linear distribution on one side of the body. “While anyone who ...