How long does cellulitis take to resolve?

Days weeks: It takes several days for antibiotics to catch up with the infection and then kill the infection. After that it will takes days to weeks for the entire process to resolve.

What's the cause ?: Cellulitis is basically a visible inflammation (itis) of the skin and soft tissues (red, hot, swollen and tender) . It can be caused by many things including sunburn (radiation), trauma (sprained ankle) or poor vein circulation (stasis dermatitis). It need not be caused by bacteria. If you have repeated episodes of this, get to a wound care or vascular specialist, the diagnoses you have is wrong.