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larval therapy
(redirected from Maggot therapy)

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larval therapy
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(Medicine / 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
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Maggot therapy was reintroduced to the UK in 1995, and was accepted for use by the NHS in 2004.
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Conventional treatments for these problems can take months to achieve a successful outcome but maggot therapy usually involves no more than two treatments, each lasting up to five days.
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