Nick_Spanich Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I am one who likes bugs. But then again don't most science geeks. MY question is do they still use Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT)? It is when then put disinfected maggots on and open wound to kill the dead skin and heal the wound. Thanks, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Yes, I believe it's still used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzwood Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Kill is a bad choice of wording as it is already dead. But in some cases it speeds up recovery as it takes work away from the healing process itself. Still used to treat nasty injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Spanich Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Kill is a bad choice of wording as it is already dead. But in some cases it speeds up recovery as it takes work away from the healing process itself. Still used to treat nasty injuries Yes, I understand it's I really didn't know how to word it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDNA Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 If you are interested in maggots for wound healing, you might also be interested in an enzyme derived from silk worms, serrapeptidase, which is said to remove dead tissue, while leaving healthy tissue alone. It's very interesting. I wonder if maggots have a similar enzyme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Spanich Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 I don't think I would ut them on my wounds any time soon but I like bugs as I stated and I thought that this was intresting when I found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzwood Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Well if i had the choice of placing bugs on a large festering wound or let the limb just rot off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodchain Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I am one who likes bugs. But then again don't most science geeks. MY question is do they still use Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT)? It is when then put disinfected maggots on and open wound to kill the dead skin and heal the wound. Thanks, Nick Lol, I freaked out when I first watched that on t.v. They use cultured or clean populations of maggots over a wound. It speeds up the healing process, reduces infection and amount of scar tissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 How can the maggots tell if the tissue is dead without eating it first? And how could you trust them not to go crawling up an artery and getting lost...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 one question, what happens to the, how shall I say... Maggot Poo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrP Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 How can the maggots tell if the tissue is dead without eating it first? And how could you trust them not to go crawling up an artery and getting lost...? pretty certain they only eat the dead/infected stuff - must be the flavour. I saw a documentry on this - if you leave them in the wound too long then they run out of dead stuff and infected meat to feed on and then they turn on each other - there have been cases of bandages being removed and people finding just one large maggot left over!. I don't think maggot poo is an issue. Hmm.. lovely topic - I'm just off to lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Spanich Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 Well if i had the choice of placing bugs on a large festering wound or let the limb just rot off... I would put them on it. Bugs are misunderstud. There seen as gross and you are to squash them. With out them this world would be unliveble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucaspa Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 How can the maggots tell if the tissue is dead without eating it first? And how could you trust them not to go crawling up an artery and getting lost...? 1. You aren't going to have an open artery or vein large enough for them to crawl up. If you did, you would have bled to death long before. Any artery or vein that large, if it had been severed, would have been either clamped, sutured closed, or reattached by the surgeon before any maggots are turned loose in the wounds. 2. These are used only on chronic wounds, not acute ones. These are superficial at the skin. Thus there are no large arteries in the neighborhood for them to crawl up. 3. Maggots don't eat vascularized (with blood flow), living tissue. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3977/is_200303/ai_n9216510 http://www.ucihs.uci.edu/som/pathology/sherman/home_pg.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon9393 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 i think you are thinking of leaches??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Spanich Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 i think you are thinking of leaches??? NO, Leeches suck is used to bring blood flowing through areas cut off. Here is a link that shows about it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggot_therapy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon9393 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 NO, Leeches suck is used to bring blood flowing through areas cut off. Here is a link that shows about it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggot_therapy alright alright my bad sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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