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flying_wahini

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3. Squeamishness aside, people have done this for years and maggots do a fine job.
Sat Sep 30, 2023, 08:53 AM
Sep 2023

Kind of surprised that they are just now circling back to this.

Silver works well but is almost impossible to remove, it takes a lot and used to be fairly expensive. Maunual debridment removes healthy tissue too, can be painful and traumatizing to patients.

Maggots are cheap. Years ago we also used slices of papayas to debride decubitus
Ulcers and sometimes sugar to encourage granulation.

Amazing how old therapies come round again, eh?

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