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June 10, 2008
What is Maggot Therapy and Leech Therapy?– also tagged

Maggot Therapy and Leech Therapy
It is not uncommon for us to see a homeless patient come in with a leg infection that is covered in maggots. After we brush away the “bugs” (maggots are actually flies at a larval stage), the wounds are surprisingly clean.
Yes, maggots eat away dead tissue and leave only the healthy [...]