Numbness of skin after herpes zoster is mainly treated for the primary disease, and commonly used treatments include oral medication, topical medication, physical therapy, and so on. 1. Oral drug treatment: Early and adequate amount of antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, vasiclovir, etc.; pain, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as diclofenac sodium, etc.; oral antidepressants, such as amitriptyline, etc.; post-herpetic neuralgia can be treated with oral analgesic, such as gabapentin, etc.; but also combined with glucocorticosteroid therapy, such as prednisone, etc.. 2. Topical drug therapy: when the blisters are not broken, can be used externally with glycerite lotion treatment; external antiviral drug treatment, such as acyclovir cream, penciclovir cream, etc.; herpes ulcerated, external boric acid solution treatment; external antibiotics to prevent infection, such as mupirocin ointment. 3. Physical therapy: helium-neon laser, ultraviolet light, infrared, etc., can be used to promote the blisters to dry up and crust, relieve pain. Generally after regular treatment of the primary disease, the patient’s skin numbness can also be gradually relieved. Normally, you can also cooperate with massage to relieve the symptoms of skin numbness caused by herpes zoster. It is recommended that patients use medication in strict compliance with the doctor’s instructions, not blindly self-medication.