How to apply maggot therapy dressings - Part 1

Part 1 of instructional video, illustrating the application of maggot therapy for wound healing.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• maggot
• therapy
• larva
• larval
• biotherapy
• biosurgery
• chronic
• wound
• healing
• treatment
• amputation

[BERTMOMS]

does it hurt?

[BTERFoundation]

@BERTMOMS

Most people have little or no pain in their deep wounds, because the nerve endings are destroyed. They feel nothing during maggot therapy (MDT). Some people have painful wounds, with pain during any dressing change. They will likely have pain during MDT, when the maggots become large enough to feel them: at about 24 hours or half-way into the treatment. If pain meds are not adequate, the maggots can be removed a few hrs early and all discomfort ceases immediately.

[drdos4]

Uhh... 5:21  What?

[Ejay669]

They only eat dead tissue

[ariann03]

no freaking way i.d do that ! XD

[lushcosmetics101]

@sarahmrn115 incase u dont see she dose wear gloves

[Georgia2307]

This is so excellent.

[ericsantiago011]

5:17 Astro boy =)

[Ayoobmarafie]

why am i watching this ?

[sarahmrn115]

all i can think is : WHERE ARE HER GLOVES!!!! eeew



[margot980]

@Chazfem Yah, the whole neighbourhood and the dog could be there, providing they don't interfere with stupid remarks or get in the way of the person applying the dressing and maggots.

Maggots like bacteria as much as they do dead flesh, and they pig on them as they go along.

[margot980]

@mmnusteph Maggots consume potentially harmful bacteria as well as dead tissue, so I don't understand why she put gloves on at all. The amazing result of what they eat is allantoin, when it comes out the other end. It's the "magic" ingredient, treasured for centuries, in comfrey roots.

[msemione]

@babe79100 maggots won't eat living tissue, and dead tissue has no feeling, so all you would feel is a little wiggle. : )

[babe79100]

omg wth that looks pain full but ppl said it doesint hert