they are the stuff of nightmares they
dwell in filth and feed on decay but
maggots might also be the next thing
your doctor pulls out of his medicine
bag maggots are the larvae of another
creature with an image problem the fly
in nature flies lay their eggs in
rotting flesh
so the maggot hatchlings won’t have to
stray far to find food this taste for
dead flesh is what makes maggots taboo
but it also makes them perfect for use
in medicine here in Wichita Kansas at
the Wesley Medical Center’s Midwest
Center for wound healing a new patient
has come to try maggot therapy for the
very first time Cyndi Kennedy suffers
from diabetes four months ago she had an
abscess taken from her abdomen that left
a gaping wound
conventional procedures are causing her
so much pain that she can’t cope but if
the wounds left untreated infection
might spread throughout her body and she
could die the solution to place hundreds
of live maggots into the wound
the secret lies in their eating habits
these maggots eat only dead flesh and
leave healthy tissue alone dr. Terence
McDonald has been prescribing maggot
therapy for four years the maggots are a
kind of a cleaning device for these
worms not only do they remove the dead
tissue which removes a food source for
the bacteria then their saliva has
antibacterial effects but to Cindy the
thought of maggots feasting on her body
doesn’t necessarily sound appetizing I’m
like God and it’s gross you know but
they say it really gets the job done
so I’m willing to try anything the two
millimeter long larvae are specially
bred for use at wound care facilities
these maggots are newly hatched and
their
if they can clean up the green and black
decaying flesh they might save Cindy
from having it surgically removed before
the day is done she’ll have as many as
700 maggots placed in her wound for 48
hours the hungry maggots will feed on
her diseased flesh and when they
finished feasting they’ll grow to five
times their original size
two days later Cindy returns to the
clinic to see if the maggots have
cleaned out her wound a lot of these
areas are really a lot lot cleaner the
tissue that I can see in there is all
pink it’s improved quite a lot but for
Cindy even the medical miracle is not
enough to overcome her taboo for creepy
crawly creatures yeah yes scary
especially if you have a fear of bugs
and they was only doing their job I mean
I can understand that and I appreciate
that but I’m glad it’s over with
if maggots can overcome their taboo
reputation these creatures of death may
keep eating their way to saving lives
dwell in filth and feed on decay but
maggots might also be the next thing
your doctor pulls out of his medicine
bag maggots are the larvae of another
creature with an image problem the fly
in nature flies lay their eggs in
rotting flesh
so the maggot hatchlings won’t have to
stray far to find food this taste for
dead flesh is what makes maggots taboo
but it also makes them perfect for use
in medicine here in Wichita Kansas at
the Wesley Medical Center’s Midwest
Center for wound healing a new patient
has come to try maggot therapy for the
very first time Cyndi Kennedy suffers
from diabetes four months ago she had an
abscess taken from her abdomen that left
a gaping wound
conventional procedures are causing her
so much pain that she can’t cope but if
the wounds left untreated infection
might spread throughout her body and she
could die the solution to place hundreds
of live maggots into the wound
the secret lies in their eating habits
these maggots eat only dead flesh and
leave healthy tissue alone dr. Terence
McDonald has been prescribing maggot
therapy for four years the maggots are a
kind of a cleaning device for these
worms not only do they remove the dead
tissue which removes a food source for
the bacteria then their saliva has
antibacterial effects but to Cindy the
thought of maggots feasting on her body
doesn’t necessarily sound appetizing I’m
like God and it’s gross you know but
they say it really gets the job done
so I’m willing to try anything the two
millimeter long larvae are specially
bred for use at wound care facilities
these maggots are newly hatched and
their
if they can clean up the green and black
decaying flesh they might save Cindy
from having it surgically removed before
the day is done she’ll have as many as
700 maggots placed in her wound for 48
hours the hungry maggots will feed on
her diseased flesh and when they
finished feasting they’ll grow to five
times their original size
two days later Cindy returns to the
clinic to see if the maggots have
cleaned out her wound a lot of these
areas are really a lot lot cleaner the
tissue that I can see in there is all
pink it’s improved quite a lot but for
Cindy even the medical miracle is not
enough to overcome her taboo for creepy
crawly creatures yeah yes scary
especially if you have a fear of bugs
and they was only doing their job I mean
I can understand that and I appreciate
that but I’m glad it’s over with
if maggots can overcome their taboo
reputation these creatures of death may
keep eating their way to saving lives
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