Reply To: Herpes Whitlow › Forums › Herpes Questions › Herpes Whitlow › Reply To: Herpes Whitlow January 19, 2015 at 9:13 pm #3111 Terri WarrenKeymaster No, it doesn’t resemble a lose piece of skin or a patch of white skin. The blisters on the hand stay around for quite a while, in my experience – maybe 3-4 days – before they pop. Terri