Cellulitis is a serious skin infection that shouldn't be treated at home. We'll go over why it's important to seek medical treatment and what you can do to relieve discomfort as you continue.

Try Home Remedies You can aid the healing process by taking care of the affected area at home. Elevating the affected limb can reduce pain and swelling if you have cellulitis on your arm or leg.

Try Home Remedies You can aid the healing process by taking care of the affected area at home. Elevating the affected limb can reduce pain and swelling if you have cellulitis on your arm or leg.

Cellulitis in the leg, for example, may affect the groin’s lymph glands. Other similar conditions. ... Most people receive treatment at home, but some need it in a hospital.

Cellulitis treatment may also include properly cleaning and bandaging skin wounds. Elevating the legs can also help decrease inflammation and promote healing. Learn more about open wound care.

Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of the skin. It develops when bacteria enter through a cut, bite, or wound — including tiny breaks in cracked, dry skin. Common skin-dwelling bac… ...

Cellulitis most often appears on your legs, but can also show up in other areas. And it can spread quickly. If it’s not treated, it can move to your bloodstream and lymph nodes and become very ...

In this single-center, randomized, nonblinded trial, we assigned participants with chronic edema of the leg and recurrent cellulitis, in a 1:1 ratio, to receive leg compression therapy plus ...