Maggot therapy, also known as larval debridement therapy, involves placing specially bred fly larvae directly onto wounds that refuse to heal through conventional treatment methods.

People may also refer to this treatment as larval therapy, maggot debridement therapy, or larvae therapy. Debridement is the medical term for removing dead, damaged, or infected tissue from a wound.

Maggots are the larval form of the Diptera species—in other words, baby flies. ... He found 103 people with poorly healing wounds (despite maximum medical therapy) ...

As larvae feed on dead tissue in a wound, they release chemicals that break down dead tissue into a liquid that they drink, according to Chelsea and Westminster hospital, which offers the therapy ...

Flesh-eating maggots are inching toward the southwestern border of the US. The defense plan? Breed millions of sterilized ...

The maggots bred in Bridgend to help heal wounds of diabetes patients.

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped containment ...

Oral myiasis, a rare parasitic infestation, occurs when fly larvae invade mouth tissues due to poor hygiene, wounds, or weakened immunity. Primarily found in tropical regions, it causes pain ...