Maggot can also do surgery.
Posted on 12/06/2012 9:07:50 PM PST by neverdem
I feel the say way. I am glad that maggots are available but if I ever need them, I’d have to be sedated until they finish their work.
You might want to know that there is remarkably little evidence that H2O2 does any good, although it also appears it doesn't hurt anything.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/456300_3
sorry typo..... say = same
No need. The flies will find you and lay eggs......
Winter would be a problem.
Nope. Did some wound care in the past as part of a Hyperbaric Medicine practice, local Plastic surgeon would use them. The beauty of the maggots is they only consume necrotic, dead tissue. Leave a lovely pink granular wound base behind..
Started as an ER orderly in the 70’s. had a street person come in with a dirty dressing on his leg. Cut it off and it EXPLODED with maggots. Nurse proceeded to hurl. Bit that was one of the cleanest ulcers. I’ve ever seen....
Maggot can also do surgery.
From my understanding, the results are miraculous and they only eat the “dead” tissue so it isn’t like they are consuming you alive. I still opt for la la land... who knows? With the right meds, I may end up naming them. “Oh, is Leroy finished already? Look at Julia go!” (LOL!)
After all, they can work while you have a cup of coffee (provided you have any coffee).
The human body does a remarkable job of healing itself, given a chance, and the removal of the necrotic tissue (and, hopefully, whatever is causing the tissue to become necrotic), just might provide the chance in rough surroundings to get more capable reconstruction done later.
Even that option in the future might be worth it, provided the alternative is amputation or death from sepsis.
“My US Army Survival Guide from way back when lists maggot therapy as a useful method to cleanse a wound of dead flesh.”
Yup, just allow the flies to lay their eggs and let nature do it’s job.
One thing to beware of, however: I had a bottle in my vehicle which froze (this is North Dakota), and some of the H2O2 leaked and got on my finger (at a much higher concentration than 3%).
That was decidedly unpleasant and is something to be avoided.
Clean With Hydrogen Peroxide or Alcohol? FALSE
Using hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol to clean an injury can actually harm the tissue and delay healing. The best way to clean a minor wound is with cool running water and mild soap. Rinse the wound for at least five minutes to remove dirt, debris, and bacteria. Wounds that are large, deep, or bleeding nonstop should be treated by a professional.
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/wound-care-10/slideshow-wound-care-dos-and-donts
Thanks for the ping.
High concentrations of H2O2 can be really nasty. Hope you weren’t too badly hurt.
This article was recommended tome, and it questions the bacteriacidal benefits in vivo, but claims there may be some benefit in cleaning the wound. Medscape
You’re welcome, GOPJ!
I lost some skin. I had the presence of mind to realize what was happening and dragged the affected fingers through a snowdrift to dilute the H2O2. (Remembering at the same time that it was used as an oxidizer for rocket fuel...)
But it didn’t get infected!
This would work, at most, until the maggots ran out of dead tissue. At that point they would get less picky. Wouldn’t you, if you were a starving maggot?
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