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How Long Does Cellulitis Infections Take To Heal?

When will the skin around my cellulitis heal? Its still hard. I havent taken my pills in three days. It seems healed but its still hard and has a lil redness. Ima take them again tomorrow. Im taking cleocine. I got folliculitis which turned to cellulitis. Its been about three weeks.
Fri, 14 Nov 2014
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Well come to HCM
Underlying cause of cellulitis is matter if this was the bacterial folliculitis then this need to be treated with proper antibiotic, usually this takes weeks to come around without any complication and with antibiotic, hope this information helps, take care.
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How Long Does Cellulitis Infections Take To Heal?

HI Well come to HCM Underlying cause of cellulitis is matter if this was the bacterial folliculitis then this need to be treated with proper antibiotic, usually this takes weeks to come around without any complication and with antibiotic, hope this information helps, take care.