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larval therapy
larval therapy n (Complementary Medicine) the use of maggots that feed on dead tissue to assist in the healing of serious wounds. An ancient practice, it has been revived in rare cases in which healing is hampered by the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics larval therapy The use of disinfected fly larvae (green bottle fly, Phaenicia sericata, Medical Maggots™) to clean skin wounds and soft tissue which have necrotic tissue in the wounds that slow healing Indications Debridment of non-healing necrotic skin and soft tissue wounds, including pressure ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, neuropathic foot ulcers, and non-healing traumatic or post surgical woundslarval therapy The use of maggots that feed on dead and infected tissue to assist in the healing of serious wounds. Used in rare cases in which healing is hampered by the resistance of the infecting organisms to antibiotics.ThesaurusSeemicrosurgery |