Maggot therapy has helped patients with the healing of wounds. Diabetes related infections are hard to treat with antibiotics causing some patients to have to have their limbs amputated.
Living medical devices such as maggots and leeches has provided healing and saves the lives of those patients that have ulcers, gangrene or skin cancers.
Maggots help to remove dead tissue and expose healthy tissue known as debridement. The is an old medical procedure used after surgery in the 1800's.
Leech therapy can treat ear infections by assisting with reducing the formation of blood clots along with pain and inflammation. FDA approved medical maggots are used on patients with osteoarthritis and other ailments.
the blow fly larvae is used to get rid of the dead and infectious tissue to stimulate wound healing, the leech saliva is a natural healing to numb pain, reduce swelling and keep blood flowing.
It may require finding a dermatologist to perform the procedure. Maggot debridement therapy for healing wounds is gaining popularity after studies from the John Hopkins University showed that open lesions on patients with chronic osteomyelitis has seen tremendous healing results.
The reintroduction has come at a time where antibiotic resistant bacteria has hit modern medical care. Basically the drugs being used to treat wounds are not effective.
Clinical case studies on patients who have received medical maggots for treatment have a high 70% success rate.
Interestingly, it is reported that there are over 800 health care centers in the United States using this alternative medicine, including over 4,000 therapists are using maggot therapy in 20 countries.
It is important to note that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted permission to produce and market maggots for use in humans or animals as a prescription-only medical device.
The types of uses include situations such as non-healing necrotic skin and soft tissue wounds, pressure ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, neuropathic foot ulcers, and non-healing traumatic or post-surgical wounds.
Apparently the British National Health Service permits its doctors to prescribe (Hirudo medicinalis), plus in Europe, Canada and Japan medical leech therapy are classified as medicinal drugs requiring a full market license.
Reference: Clinical Policy Bulletin:Bio-Surgery: Medicinal Leech Therapy and Medical Maggots -aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/500_599/0556.html
Living medical devices such as maggots and leeches has provided healing and saves the lives of those patients that have ulcers, gangrene or skin cancers.
Maggots help to remove dead tissue and expose healthy tissue known as debridement. The is an old medical procedure used after surgery in the 1800's.
Leech therapy can treat ear infections by assisting with reducing the formation of blood clots along with pain and inflammation. FDA approved medical maggots are used on patients with osteoarthritis and other ailments.
the blow fly larvae is used to get rid of the dead and infectious tissue to stimulate wound healing, the leech saliva is a natural healing to numb pain, reduce swelling and keep blood flowing.
It may require finding a dermatologist to perform the procedure. Maggot debridement therapy for healing wounds is gaining popularity after studies from the John Hopkins University showed that open lesions on patients with chronic osteomyelitis has seen tremendous healing results.
The reintroduction has come at a time where antibiotic resistant bacteria has hit modern medical care. Basically the drugs being used to treat wounds are not effective.
Clinical case studies on patients who have received medical maggots for treatment have a high 70% success rate.
Interestingly, it is reported that there are over 800 health care centers in the United States using this alternative medicine, including over 4,000 therapists are using maggot therapy in 20 countries.
It is important to note that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted permission to produce and market maggots for use in humans or animals as a prescription-only medical device.
The types of uses include situations such as non-healing necrotic skin and soft tissue wounds, pressure ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, neuropathic foot ulcers, and non-healing traumatic or post-surgical wounds.
Apparently the British National Health Service permits its doctors to prescribe (Hirudo medicinalis), plus in Europe, Canada and Japan medical leech therapy are classified as medicinal drugs requiring a full market license.
Reference: Clinical Policy Bulletin:Bio-Surgery: Medicinal Leech Therapy and Medical Maggots -aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/500_599/0556.html