Should I seek help if the redness progresses to a wound?

So again, if it's an easily accessible wound which you can dress yourself and it's superficial, then this can be managed yourself with weekly or once every couple of weeks being checked by a healthcare professional. Wounds on the legs or more inaccessible areas to dress may require nursing or medical input to manage these. Wounds that are particularly refractory to treatment that have been present for a long time warrant regular, at least twice weekly dressing changes under expert supervision or guidance. Venous ulcers in particular warrant regular compression bandaging, so we would call this four layer compression bandaging. In most instances, provided the blood supply to your foot is good, and this can be undertaken by community nurses in a GP practice if you're relatively mobile or if you're less mobile you would require district nurses to come in to regularly dress and place your leg in four layer compression bandaging.