What is MediFly Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT)?
MDT is the medical use of MediFly maggots reared and medically sterilised for the treatment and cleaning of a wide variety of non-healing wounds as well as soft tissue wounds such as ulcers and bed sores.
MediFly MDT is a safe and successful form of treatment for necrotic wounds. There are obvious benefits for patients like: reduced risk of amputation,...
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Why use MediFly maggots?
More accurate Debridement of necrotic tissue
Where maggot debridement really excels is in the removal of only dead (necrotic) and not healthy tissue as well as helping to disinfect and heal the wound. MediFly maggots are more precise in the removal of the necrotic zones. This is conducted by powerful enzymes secreted orally which dissolve only dead...
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Nurses & Wound Specialists
Can maggot therapy be painful?
The sterile larvae do not have teeth and therefore cannot bite, they ingest with a sucking action. Most of MediFly patients do not experience any pain and undergo this therapy with little fuss.
Only wound types which contain exposed nerve endings or are purely ischaemic in etiology, these patients may experience...
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Protocol for Wound Dressing
Click here to Download Nursing Protocol for MediFly Maggots as a BioDressing for Wound Debridement
