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re: Medicinal maggots
Posted on 5/2/25 at 2:36 pm to Scruffy
Posted on 5/2/25 at 2:36 pm to Scruffy
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No, but Scruffy’s seen leeches used before. On injuries with severe vascular damage, such as a degloving injury (look it up if not squeamish), it is used to remove the distal blood and prevent clotting until the vasculature heals.
My wife is an NP and the reconstructive surgeon she works for has a lot of gruesome injuries like what you describe. She has pictures of her patients on her phone and it's almost daily she sees wounds that look like raw ground beef. They use sterilized leeches periodically on some patients. Not real common but they do at times.
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Posted on 5/2/25 at 2:38 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
quote:I have seen it only one time on a patient I had.
They use sterilized leeches periodically on some patients. Not real common but they do at times.
A plastic surgeon we worked with with was big into the the research.
He tried to save a girl’s fingers after a degloving.
Didn’t work, sadly.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 2:41 pm to Tempratt
If you still have that wound in two years, I might would consider it
Posted on 5/2/25 at 2:55 pm to Tempratt
I don't know but I had to QA a bunch of online courses on wound care years ago that were graphic beyond comprehension.
I still have PTSD from that.
I still have PTSD from that.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:19 pm to jorconalx
quote:
Mayyyyybe go to the emergency room?
Been to doc.
Amoxicillin and mupriocin ointment.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:20 pm to Scruffy
Not Googling anything in your post...
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:35 pm to Tempratt
sounds like doctor boot camp
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:40 pm to Tempratt
Probably want to try a wound specialist first. They might use maggots but you'd want to go with debridement and honey or collagen before moving to something advanced.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:45 pm to Tempratt
We used to use them in the hospital in rare instances. Not as frequently as we'd use medical leeches though (we'd use for venous clots in large grafts to try to keep the blood flowing and tissue alive)
That being said - and I cannot stress this enough - do Not, Do NOT, DO NOT just put fudging maggots on your open wound.
There are numerous other (faster, quicker, and less embarrassing) ways to cut your leg off.
That being said, i've also seen someone in the ER (who came in with a clogged trach) and then have to pull maggots out of the hole.
That being said - and I cannot stress this enough - do Not, Do NOT, DO NOT just put fudging maggots on your open wound.
There are numerous other (faster, quicker, and less embarrassing) ways to cut your leg off.
That being said, i've also seen someone in the ER (who came in with a clogged trach) and then have to pull maggots out of the hole.
This post was edited on 5/2/25 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:54 pm to Tempratt
They eat the dead part and keep clean from infection. Otherwise that's all the benefit
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:56 pm to Tempratt
Did you hear about the man who named his dog "Herpes" because the dog wouldn't heel?
Posted on 5/2/25 at 4:50 pm to CitizenK
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They eat the dead part and keep clean from infection. Otherwise that's all the benefit
Correct.
Important part is you want medical maggots. Those are very specific and you can't avoid the doctor if you want them.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 4:56 pm to Tempratt
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Amoxicillin and mupriocin ointment.
I think I found your problem
Posted on 5/2/25 at 4:59 pm to Tempratt
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have a place on my leg that's taking too long to heal. Its been like 2.5 weeks
You're gonna have to amputate.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 5:04 pm to Tempratt
Sorry thought this was about physicians, in general.
To your point, negative. I have never let part of my body become necrotic and dead. Cheers though!
To your point, negative. I have never let part of my body become necrotic and dead. Cheers though!
Posted on 5/2/25 at 5:35 pm to Tempratt
quote:Not to be that guy, but wrong choices.
Amoxicillin and mupriocin ointment.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 5:37 pm to Tempratt
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I have a place on my leg that's taking too long to heal. Its been like 2.5 weeks
Get your sugars under control, baw
Posted on 5/2/25 at 5:37 pm to Tempratt
I have been endorsing medicinal maggots for 20 years now.
- Dr. Oz
- Dr. Oz
Posted on 5/2/25 at 5:40 pm to Tempratt
I'd give Neosporin a try first.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 5:45 pm to Tempratt
i typically get a good leeching once a month. never heard of maggots.
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