Maggot Debridement Therapy is the medical use of fly larvae to clean non-healing infected wounds. Live maggots are placed into a stinky necrotising wound to clean up the decaying flesh.
If necrotising wounds are left to fester the dead flesh firstly acts as a barrier against medical treatment, and can also become a breeding ground for more nasty bacteria such as gangrene which leads to amputation. The human eye is limited in being able to distinguish between necrotic tissue and healthy tissue, but a maggot knows just which the good stuff is for lunch! The maggots used are firstly disinfected and sterile, bred specially for this purpose. They target only the necrotic tissue leaving the healthy flesh behind. On top of this the ugly little bleeders secrete anti-bacterial saliva which is successful in clearing up antibiotic resistant strains of infection.
The combination of the dead tissue removal and antibiotic properties not only clean the wound but also help the wound to heal by stimulating the growth of new flesh.
The only known drawbacks to maggot therapy are the short shelf life of the hairbears, who remembers their fishing bait turning to casters?
And the peculiar, uncomfortable tickling of them squirming around under your skin.
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