bacterial skin infection
"Had to have a Basel cell carcinoma removed from my neck. Followed Drs. orders.  Lather with Vaseline and bandage etc. In three days the excision area along the stitches began  to throb, turn red and feel warm.  I had no fever, no  oozing, no pain but soreness. Day 4  the area began to swell. Call doc and put me on antibiotic and said he could not take out stitches until the infection clears.  Took a swab of area and said it was high growth MRSA  keep taking antibiotic as prescribed.  I decided to put tea tree oil on the excision and then bandage. So Glad I did, within 5 hrs the redness was light pink and started to form a scab. Day 7 on med all healing nicely not spreading and I continue with tea tree oil to hurry the healing."