Researchers at the Universitaire de Caen, in France, studied the effects of bagged larvae on wound debridement compared with conventional treatment. Continue reading Maggot therapy for wound debridement
Category Archives: Larval (Maggot) Tx
Maggots help heal wounds in diabetic patients
Diabetic patients face lower limb amputation when lesion on the foot or leg don”t heal.
During the meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, researchers at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, reported the response to biosurgery using the sterile larvae of the green blow-fly (Lucilia sericata). Continue reading Maggots help heal wounds in diabetic patients
Are maggots cost-effect for leg ulcers?
No, according to researchers in the UK who conducted the VenUS II study.
But should that be the ultimate measure of its value in patients with venous ulcers? Continue reading Are maggots cost-effect for leg ulcers?
Maggots, and leeches, and honey, oh my!
In this time of MRSA (methacillin-resistant Staph aureus) skin infections, Medscape reviews 3 CAM wound treatment options.
Here are the highlights. Continue reading Maggots, and leeches, and honey, oh my!
Using maggots to clean wounds
We’re talking about the soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of certain flies. Their benefits include cleaning the wound and possibly speeding healing.
Medscape has a detailed review of the subject.
Continue reading Using maggots to clean wounds