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juxtoppose t1_j5gjc1d wrote

Reply to comment by Jazzlike_Mountain_51 in 'People are shocked': the Welsh firm breeding maggots to heal wounds. by filosoful

I listened to a radio program on the subject, not only remove the dead tissue but they have something anti inflammatory in their saliva which prevents infections taking hold.

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intdev t1_j5h8jus wrote

And most importantly, they remove only dead tissue. Even the world’s best surgeon with the best equipment would have to cut away chunks of healthy tissue to make sure they’d got it all, but these guys can minimise the “collateral damage”, reducing the need for skin grafts to close the wound.

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