 [ Symptoms ] can shingles appear on both sides of the face  my blisters are concentrated at my hairline upper lip nose which is very swollen  and both of my cheeks i do not have a fever or chills but do have an upset stomach i have tingling pain and itching at the same time if not shingles what else could it be [ Disease ] i can not tell you what you have not enough information and no ability to examine you but i can tell you that shingles does not occur on both sides of the face shingles closely follows a nerve pathway and those pathways never cross the midline of the face they stay on just one side if your primary care medical provider has not been able to properly diagnose you then you may need to see a dermatologist yes it can be on both sides i had heard that it could not but have just been diagnosed and it is on both sides of my face it is not common but it can happen