In the surgical ward Cellulitis remains most prevalent condition causing significant morbidity. Management of cellulitis includes the use of antibiotics, limb elevation and analgesics. There is no consensus protocol or review on the role of compression therapy in the management of cellulitis. This Prospective randomized controlled Study was a comparative study of patients who presented with cellulitis at the department of surgery in a teaching hospital. The study was intendant to assess the effect of compression therapy as an adjunct in the treatment of limb lower limb cellulitis The study was carried out between April 2017 and March 2018. Patients admitted in the surgical wards were randomly assigned into two groups through a sequential generated program. Group A patients were managed with broad spectrum antibiotics, limb elevation, analgesia and elastic compression therapy using elastic compression bandage. The other Group B patients were managed with elevation, broad spectrum antibiotics and analgesia only and no compression bandages applied. The antibiotic used was third generation cephalosporine while the analgesic was paracetamol and diclofenac. Edema resolution, pain, tenderness and length of hospital stay parameters were assessed for all patients in both the groups. A total of 100 patients with cellulitis were included in to two groups with each arm having 50 patients. Group A patients who were managed with compression therapy had greater reduction in pain, tenderness and oedema as compared to group B patients which was statically significant. The length of mean hospital stay was 10.2 days in group A and mean hospital stay was  13.4 days in groupB. Elastic compression therapy as demonstrated in this study is beneficial in the management of cellulitis. It enhances and promote  faster resolution of cellulitis resulting in the  reduction in the length of hospital stay  ,early recovery and with no increase in complications.