Greetings all,

My 8 year old daughter started having cold sore outbreaks on her mouth
(lip    area...) several years back. In an effort to try and do what I
could as her father to make the lesions go away quickly, I purchased an
electronic device that is sold as a tool to quickly kill the emerging
lesion and sometimes prevent the lesion from developing.  I don't have
it in front of me, but it's about 3 inches long, with 2 probes that
stick out.  The theory is this:  there is a battery inside, and if a
lesion is present you place the device so that the probes are on
straddling the lesion... you press the   start button and supposedly the
device channels low voltage current across the lesion in one direction,
then it switches back the other direction, for about 5 seconds each way.  
You do this several times throughout the day and it's supposed to kill
the virus (or at least disrupt it so it can't multiply).

Anyone have any info on this thing?  I still use an antiviral otc cream
as well, but I was wondering if there was any science to back up the
claims of this thing actually helping.

It tears me up to have my beautiful young daughter deal with cold sores.  
Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks.