Cellulitis: More Serious Than You Think 

My 92 year old Dad got cellulitis in both legs back in January. He had weeks of having his legs bandaged. He developed open sores on one leg. It’s May and he still has one sore that is healing very slowly. Cellulitis is no joke.

I don’t think the general public is aware of what cellulitis is and just how DANGEROUS is it. Let alone an older, or rural or less educated population. I’m so glad you made this video. I wish everyone was aware of this. It almost killed my father at only 48yo.

Dr Jefferson, you are the G.O.A.T. of podiatry, in my opinion. ❤

Cellulitis is no joke. The first time I had it put me in the hospital and surgery for the abscess that happened. I have had it 3 times in one leg and 2 times in the other. My diabetes makes having it much worse. Good catch on your part doctor. When in doubt, check it out!

Thankyou for highlighting this,last June I had cellulitis of the foot/ankle/leg and knee that got in through a tiny cut on my toe after i banged it. It was ignored by several medical professionals for over a day and by the time it was treated I had full blown sepsis with organs shutting down. After a week in hospital I’m still in a lot of pain nearly a year on. Cellulitis is no joke and needs early treatment!

Thank you, Dr. Jefferson for all the care and support you’ve given to your patients….in person and to us online! I definitely appreciate you Sir!! 🙌🏽 ❤

Thank you for this information. I am a senior citizen and you provide very helpful information ❤.😊

This is incredibly serious! It nearly killed me. My veins went black and the pain when you put your foot down is excruciating 😢

God sent Doctor

Oohhh! This poor patient!! Cellulitis can turn septic when not treated- so glad they came in to see you!!!

I had cellulitis. It was early spring, I was on a hike, there was a section of the hike where I had to walk through mucky water. I was in tennis shoes (not a good idea) and my feet were dry and cracked. The muck went through my shoes, and got into the cracked skin. So grateful for antibiotics!

My grandma had this. It damn near unalived her. She didn’t even know how it happened. She was thinking it was from a bug bite when she went outside though.

Thank goodness the patient found you. 🙏🏾 Hope for a full recovery 🙏🏾. 🙏🏾

This look so painful. My goodness 😢

Can't say enough of the information you provide wish I had a better understanding of this when my parents had thiis condition

Glad to be in the know! Knowledge is power.

Thank you dr Jefferson for very interesting subject.

Way to go Doc!

Thank you very informative.

Thank you for this video ❤

Always informative

Fabulous educational video! Concise, easy to understand, love it. Thank you, Dr. Jefferson.

You are so informational. Thank you so much; I learn something new every time on all your videos. I laugh so hard when you said using old medicine in cabinet but mostly grandma old remedies 😂😂., you know that’s what we do🤣……Again Thank You😊😊😊

A very helpful instructional video. Thank you, Doctor.

I’ve been hospitalised seven or eight times for cellulitis, once before and the rest after i had a liver transplant! It is certainly not a condition to ignore. Eight to ten days in hospital to lower my temperature, and a month to clear the redness from my leg. Don’t hesitate on cellulitis folks.

👩🏾‍🌾Dr. Jefferson, you taught me what this serious condition is and how to get it treated. Thank you very much for this helpful lesson.🙌🙌🙏

keep it up doc did not even know that was the name of that thing

My 76 year old dad got this 13 years ago, and now it came back. Luckily, the doctors have it pretty much under control now, but it took them a couple of months.

Doctor Jefferson is THE BEST.

Seeing this now is what my mom had before she passed about 2 years ago. She was often times stubborn and after getting discharged was assigned a home health aide to check on her a few times a week. She began to refuse the care, and late that July developed sepsis and passed away. This thing is no joke so please take it seriously.

Thanks for the information. He's healing well. Great job

Dr. I watch your videos, first of all u are the best foot Dr. ever, I love the way u talk to your patient as. you work, your concern is so awesome an teach them on how to take care their feet, an question them about their care at home, even e lighting them on their Insurance some elderly don't know they can get an aid to come to help them, u are the best, may GOD keep blessing u each day, And the best of all u have the best bedside manners for a Dr. I have ever ever seen, now do I know, I worked with many Drs. for 25years, an u are the best❤️💯

You are the best foot Dr I hav e ever met. Thank you for the great work you are doing.

I had cellulitis once from a tick bite and OMG did it itch. It was bright red and hot to the touch. Antiobiotics cleared it up. I'm glad this man saw you when he did and didn't wait any longer. Your spiel about "don't take those antiobiotics that have been in the cabinet for 2 years, etc.," cracked me up. I'm sure you hear about that from patients every day! I absolutely love the way you provide information to the patients. Wish you were in my area (central Virginia). I have Type 2 diabetes and neuropathy. My PCP checks blood circulation in my feet every 6 months and it's still good and I keep a close eye on my feet for wounds, etc.

God bless him.

I had it. I was using some massage blades (they're dull and they felt very smooth). I have severe edema from a collection of organ failures Covid gifted me with in March 2020. The diuretics cause my kidneys to fail if overused so I was excited to be able to find a solution that didn't have me with my legs up half the day. All in one day, a couple dozen holes appeared on my lower legs. Two months later, they're healed (thank the Lord). I am already on high dose antibiotics for another issue and after the past 20 years (and astronomical increases in my out of pocket expenses), I break into hives when I see physicians so if I can clear it up myself... I first tried hydrocolloidal bandages, which honestly seemed to macerate the surrounding skin more than I liked and the I developed an allergic reaction worse than the sores themselves. It took weeks of constant benadryl and the application of loads of anti itch cream. I still have faint marks the size and shape of those things. 3 different brands. I used some other bandages that soaked up the constant clear fluid leaking from the sores. I guess it's back to the old school legs up method for the edema again.

Thanks Dr. J, this is very informative and great to know 👍🏾. Thanks for ensuring we are just as informed as your patients. It means so much. Blessings to you ❤.

I had this on my face...spent a whole week in hospital.

I got Cellulitis and was hospitalized for 4 days and I take care of my feet and legs. It's one of those things that can just happen, I didn't have any visible bruises or scraps on the skin, I am diabetic but have it totally under control.

I've been having cellulitis in various parts of my body now for a couple years. Any little break and I get it. I spent the night with the heating pad last night because I had bloodwork drawn and the cellulitis popped up about 4 hours later. It's still red but getting better. Doc has me washing it with antibacterial soap a couple times a day and using Triamcinolone Acctonide Cream 0.1% afterward. The heating pad also helps with the itching and pain. I've got to get antibiotics if this doesn't calm down by Thursday, we'll be there for bloodwork results so it'll be the first available time to show him my arm.

Thank you for the education. ❤🙏❤🙏

Another excellent and informative video 💯👍

I have cellulitis 4 or 5 times in the hospital 3 times

Had this before and had to go to the ER twice. Mine was very painful. I'm not even a senior or diabetic.

My mother had cellulitis and legs had to use a zinc based prescription cream. The wraps really helped her

Was hospitalized from this. I got it from getting a shot in my upper arm. Mine was dry and streaked and was traveling up my arm to shoulder. It is very painful. I believe the nurse did not clean my skin well before giving me the injecting. the infection started at injection site. Please go to a doctor because this serious! I waited and this why I had to be hospitalized and have IV antibotics.

I had it late last summer. I noticed it in the midlle of the night. I'm very fair skinned and it looked like sun burn particularly as I also had blisters. I knew it wasn't because I had been wearing spf 50. I'd only been out an hour, but I had been bitten by gnats. I was lucky that the chemist/pharmacist I saw recognised it and sent me straight to my doctor. They saw me within 15 minutes and did swabs because they were concerned about septicemea. I was very lucky I didn't have septicemea. Cellulitus is serious, but can lead to life threatening situations. Don't hestiate. I am still scarred from the blisters.

Thank you Dr for this information my left leg almost look the same but I had leg ulsurs that healed nicely Dr said I must keep my leg moisture because my leg gets very dry but thank you sooo much bye

I catch it I had a bad case of it I was admitted in the hospital I’m better know. Thanks for information never enough when it comes to this.

I had a Strep infection I both my legs last year. I swelled up like a balloon all the way to my chest! My legs developed cellulites and they were leaking like crazy. Had to stay in the hospital for a week. The heavy antibiotics and Lasix helped clear it up.

In my years of nursing I’ve seen this so much.

I contracted cellulitis from a mosquito bite and almost landed up in the hospital. I was given a sulfa cream to help with the healing and discovered that I am allergic to sulfa medication.

Yikes I had cellulitis in my right eye region. I ended up in hospital on antibiotic drip for 9 days. I was very distraught when the doctor told me what I had

How can you prevent this?

My Mom got a cut on her shin got this was in the hospital for two weeks this is very serious.

Aww. Poor guy. That just LOOKS like it would hurt.

I have cellulitis on my left legs I was in the hospital 4 weeks in 2005 now I have to specil socks

This happen in my arm after the first Covid jab was on antibiotics never sick or experienced it in my life was told it was rare went back for the second one same thing happened again NEVER AGAIN

Wow! I’ve seen this before, but didn’t know what it was. I’m going to be careful and keep an eye on my lovelies. Thank you Doc👣! I will share this information with my Vision Health Leaders Ministry.👏🏽👏🏽

I’m wondering if this can be caused from DVT? The reason I ask is I have this on one leg, it’s incredibly itchy and very sore as well, wen I press on it it’s literally like a wave under the skin and the indent stays there for a while, I had a clot frm my groin to my ankle, it turned septic and I almost died from it and was in ICU for 10days, that was 2 years ago, but last 4 months I had the conditions I said above and it’s pretty much where the clot was running from just below my knee to my ankle, I’m on blood thinners still, in my 40’s and no diabetes, I also wake with swollen foot but it comes and goes, I’m in a diff state to where I was in the hospital and have mental health problems so just haven’t done anything, I watch your videos and when I saw this persons leg, it looked like mine but not as bad as mine and now it got me thinking, I realise I should prob see a doc and you can’t diagnose over a message, but I don’t want to waste anyone’s time that’s all..

I have had this things on my legs for over 2 years. No skin doctors wants to treat it. They say they don't know what it is. It start as a small spot on my right leg. Now it's progressed over time to my left leg. all of it seems to be below my knees. If I pick at it, bother and scratch it, with my finger nails, little bumps will come up filled with fluid. They will bust on their own. If I don't pick at it with my nails or anything that has touched my skin, I can use tweezers or other metal objects. It will not break out using the metal objects. So now I just leave it alone. I just run water over it. I can't use soap or anything to wash or scrub it. I just have to leave it alone. Oh and I'm allergic to every antibiotic known to man. How can anyone help me???

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My leg look like that and the doctor I went to told me to use celive lotion on it and know that would help it and yes I have sugar type 2 I need to see a doctor I live in u ion south Carolina need to see very soon

Sometimes Gramma was right!👵

Wow I thought cellulite was just a lumpy fat area in the body

I would find another doctor. Go to the ER and tell them you need something done. And don’t take no for an answer. If you have to. Get a lawyer.

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