Maggot Therapy: A Handbook of Maggot-Assisted Wound Healing

Impressive Results for Slow-healing Wounds
An Ancient Treatment - Rediscovered
Fly larvae have been used for centuries to successfully treat wounds. However, once penicillin was discovered, and antibiotic therapy became common worldwide, maggot therapy was forgotten. But now that bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to modern antibiotics, maggot therapy is experiencing a resurgence.
Maggots Promote Healing
Fly larvae can debride and help heal chronic wounds in a form of “biosurgery.” As...