Has anyone ever had cellulitis? It is inflamamtion skin tissue. How do you keep it from coming back again?
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Yes. It was a staph infection. Have your doctor do a culture on the puss when it come to a head. I know this is very painful. My kids and I had reoccurring infections for two years until I TOLD my doctor to do a culture and the it came back MERSA. very resistant to most antibiotics. I then had a doctor prescribe an ointment call MUPIROCIN 2% (Bactoban) . You have to swab the inside of your nose twice a day for 10 days. Staph lives in your sinus passages. treat your whole family. This works.(+ prayer) we haven't had an infection for 3 years now . Praise the Lord!
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Quit using antibacterial and deoderant soap. My husband kept having trouble with tinea which is a skin fungus that loves the skin on the back. It kept coming back year after year. He got a new dermatologist. This new fellow told him to switch to Dove brand soap which is real soap but no antibiotic action. The tinea went away in just a few weeks and it has never come back in the three years since he switched. Plus, his skin has become baby soft - it feels great to stroke his arms. LOL. The theory as best I understand is that bacteria and fungus compete/attack each other. Antibacterial soap tips the balance in favor of the fungus.\n\nAnother thing that we have found to be helpful with healing any type of skin damage is vitamin E oil. Just break open a vitamin E gel capsule and spread it on the injured skin. Cover with a bandage for a while because the oil is sticky and messy.
565705
well It takes time for that to go.U can repigment it back with moderate strength of topical steroid like Betnovate cream once a day
776380
salt is baaaaaaaad......  drink plenty of water....I'm talking the recomended amount plus some.... you don't want edema or cellulitis setting up inside an already bad wound. make sure to keep it clean as well so that ganggrene doesn't set up....... continue your diabetic diet, and try not to alter this. LISTEN TO YOUR DOCTOR AS WELL!!!!!  :o)
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I would recommend going back to the Certain Dri.  However, you should use some lotion like hydrocortizone if you get the rash again.  I would also recommend not using too much Certain Dri and maybe just use it every other day.  I have been using the stuff for over ten years and it has been really good if I use it in moderation when my skin gets tender.
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If it doesn't seem to go away after a few days, I'd suggest you see a dermatologist or general doctor. It could be your skin was just irritated when you got the scrape, if something got on the area and you hadn't cleaned it (I have no idea of course but I'm assuming you were barefoot, if there was fertilizer/chemicals on someones grass and you walked through it, or something like that). Was the scrape really bad, like bleeding, or just sort of red and scratched up? I doubt it's infected, but if you're concerned if it doesn't go away in a day or two, or you have any other new symptoms, definitely just go to a doctor to make sure. You may need an antibiotic. I also think you should put Neosporin on it and see if that helps. Good luck!
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OMG! I have the same thing...sucks huh? I'm about to go educate my doctor on it. I made a pillow-but you can use a sock,fill it with rice and microwave it. get a prescription for clindamyicin-it a topical lotion that dries them out-its made of mostly rubbing alcohol. good luck...I'm in so much pain right now casue I have one in between the two holes in the crook of my leg-it makes me feel so disgusting.
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A great friend of mine had a lot of cellulite around her legs that she could never get off, no matter how much cardio and working out.  She did a whole body cleanse, and it all came off in less than 2 weeks.  It is much more effective and long term to address the cause of the cellulite, and not put on a cream. cleansing your body is the best way. if you want to know what program she used, send me an email and ill let you know. its aaronb05@sbcglobal.net
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relax, its normal after a fever for youer skin to peel. its because he hasn't been doint the things that normally sloughs off the skin and it built up over the past few weeks, plus new skin has formed since the infection and has replaced all the old skin
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I'm glad your daughter pulled though such a serious disease!\n\nYes, I think there is a link between the necrotizing fascitis and the myofascial pain syndrome.\n\nHere why:  I worked in a steel foundry and had what felt like bruising pain  thoughout various parts of my body.  I also had severe, burning skin pain on my thighs,  forearms, ribcage.  The doctors were baffled because my skin looked normal and they thought I had fibromyalgia.  Well, after two years of this unrelenting pain, my skin became redder and I slowly developed very, very faint skin lesions.  My skin had become thinned.  \nOnce very old dermatologist(I had gone to four) finally diganosed me with "Erythema ab igne".  I had damaged my skin from repeated overexposure to heat.\n\nHe explained to me that I did not have fibromyalgia.  He told me that there are several layers of the skin (I forget, seven I think) and that I damaged the deepest layers of my skin.  This is what is refered to as fascia pain.  He showed me a picture of my bicep which look normal and then close up enhanced version and the damaged skin.  He said that fascia pain sometimes feels like muslce pain and most doctors can't distinguish between the two.\n\nYour daughters deep layers of skin were obviously damaged.  Here protective layer is gone like mine is.  I can no longer go out in the sun, it burns like a blow torch.   If its a large area, her sweat glands will be ruin and she will overheat and fatigue easily.  She will feel cold easily too.\nMy advise it to try and keep her in a comfortable temperature around 70 degrees.  Too cold and she will have that bruising pain.  Too hot and she will be fatigued.  Be careful what kind of lotions you put on the skin, if it can't breath, she will overheat.  Sunblock is one that will cause her to feel hot.  I spray my skin with a mist of water in summer.\n\nI hope she feels better.
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It may be the case, but best if you go to pharmacy store/doctor asking for some soothing cream.. Don't wait with it. If it's some bacteria or inflamation than it may be more dangerous.
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Neosporin.\n\nAnd make sure you're not moving the skin around it - you could be ripping it open again again while it's trying to heal.
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cellulitis or blood poisioning... go to the doctor or Urgent Care ASAP!!! this is serious.
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Hi Unicorn, you have to be very careful with infections especially cellulitis.  Definitely having procedures done can flare up an existing infection that is laying dormant.  You shouldn't ever have work like that done unless the infection is 100% gone, and since you said it's recurrent, maybe you need a very strong antibiotic or possibly an Iv one.  The infection now may be recurring due to the work you have had done.  I know you said you have having work done to conform your skin tone, who is doing the work? Is it a surgeon or qualified doctor?  Are they aware of the infection problems you are having?
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Treat it with something like Neosporin and keep it very clean. I have a pox scar on my cheek, but it isn't bad at all--I think it's cute. They don't scar too badly unless you burst a lot of them.
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It's probably just a thickening of the skin.  It just happens.  I had the same thing, and I went to a specialist.  They took some scrapings and said it was basically nothing.
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Sounds like cellulite to me.  If so, jumping rope will get rid of that faster.