Maggot therapy

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Maggot debridement therapy on a wound from a diabetic foot
Other namesmaggot debridement therapy (MDT), larval therapy, larva therapy, larvae therapy, biodebridement, biosurgery

Maggot debridement therapy (also known as MDT, larval therapy, or simply maggot therapy) is a type of biotherapy involving the introduction of live, disinfected maggots (fly larvae) into non-healing skin and soft-tissue wounds of a human or other animal for the purpose of cleaning out the necrotic (dead) tissue within a wound (debridement), and disinfection. There is evidence that maggot therapy may help with wound healing.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Nasoori, A.; Hoomand, R. (December 2017). "Maggot debridement therapy for an electrical burn injury with instructions for the use of Lucilia sericata larvae". Journal of Wound Care. 26 (12): 734–41. doi:10.12968/jowc.2017.26.12.734. PMID 29244970.
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