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[gwox]

Maggots no wonder cure for festering wounds

Next they'll be telling us that leeches are no good for curing the scurvy...

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Comments

[brni.livejournal.com]

Ah, but for the slant of the story, eh?

A different viewpoint on the same data would say that, other than increased pain, maggots are JUST AS GOOD at this as modern techniques.

From this bit (http://www.medcompare.com/spotlight.asp?spotlightid=158): "It’s important to keep in mind though that hydrogel dressings are not very absorptive, and therefore may not be the appropriate choice for moderate to highly exudating wounds." - it might actually mean there are certain cases where maggots may be a wiser choice.

[gwox.livejournal.com]

What impressed me was that maggots are also as expensive as modern techniques. Were they using the expensive imported Parisian maggots?

[brni.livejournal.com]

The expense arises from having to breed maggots that can survive an autoclave.

[gwox.livejournal.com]

"We can rebuild them. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic maggots. These maggots will be those maggots. Better than they were before. Better, stronger, faster."