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2008/3/15

Larva therapy

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@ 07:05 PM (5 months, 15 days ago)

Wounds infested with maggots or fly larvae appeared to have lower rate of infection and mortality during the Civil War. The larvae of blowfly can be obtained from specialized laboratories at a cost per bottle of 200 maggots. Wounds for debridement may be chronic wounds that do not require surgical intervention. Maggots perform highly selective debridement of necrotic tissue. This makes them able to maintain a suitable level of bacteria in the wound.

The procedure

Maggots shall be contained over the wound more securely than leeches. They must not be allowed to migrate. Use two hydrocolloid sheets with a hole approximating the size of the wound. Apply the bottle of maggots to the wound. Cover it with mesh material. The second hydrocolloid sheet must be place over the first to secure the mesh material. Maggots shall be allowed to stay in the wound for 48 to 72 hours only.

Please ask the help of a professional if you need to do this kind of wound debridement

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  1. I understand the logic behind it, and will even agree, but there is nothing and I mean NOTHING!!!! more gross than removing a dressing on a diabetics foot and to see the skin crawling, and maggots in there munching out!!!!:(add a little gaseous gangrene for aroma therapy...lol) get the bucket man! I unfortunately had the dubious honor of that situation in the ER once...didnt eat rice for a bout 3 months....yukkkkkk....riff:eek::eek:

    Comment by riffran— 2008/03/16 @ 04:03 AM — (Reply)

  2. Hi Riffran, I am smiling. Yes it can be yucky with your ER case ha ha

    Comment by Shirley— 2008/03/18 @ 11:19 AM — (Reply)

  3. Have you ever researched using leeches to releive venous congestion in digital re-attachments...once again gross but effective...riff

    Comment by — 2008/03/18 @ 01:42 PM — (Reply)

  4. Hi Riff,

    Interesting topic ha ha. I'll see if I can get hold of any available material for that. Seems you have a lot of gross experiences with maggots and leeches. Excited already to see how gross it is ha ha. Thanks.

    Comment by Shirley— 2008/03/18 @ 01:55 PM — (Reply)

  5. I love researching the bizarre, there is research also, in using componets of vampire bat saliva as an anti-coagulent or thrombolytic...but I just see normal treatment modalities here...lol...riff

    Comment by riffran— 2008/03/18 @ 02:04 PM — (Reply)

  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXOYPYxobYg
    maggott short video, copy/paste.

    Comment by aza spade— 2008/03/18 @ 05:20 PM — (Reply)

  7. Hi Aza Spade,
    Seen your you tube video. I guess if somebody will ask me to accompany them in those clinics for that purpose I have to find a good excuse not to go. Or maybe ... I think I'll run outside if the treatment starts. Thanks for sharing the video.
    Shirley

    Comment by Shirley— 2008/03/18 @ 06:01 PM — (Reply)

  8. I saw this on a show 20 years ago. It was shown how the maggotts are "BREED" into a sterile enviroment and processed for clinic use. It was found that the maggotts removed the decaying flesh part without harming the live tissue. thus promoting healing. If you are in medical service the peocess for clinical maggotts starts with a closed inviroment (cage) and green flies are added to the chamber which has a large piece of raw meat inside.

    Comment by aza spade— 2008/03/18 @ 08:49 PM — (Reply)

  9. This is a effective therapy then but just so yucky. Thank you very much for the video and insight.

    Comment by Shirley— 2008/03/19 @ 04:06 AM — (Reply)

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