Re: Larval Therapy from Antiquity to the Present Day: Mechanisms of Action, Clinical Applications and Future Potential

Non-healing chronic wounds present a major health problem despite medical and technological advances in the management of atherosclerotic or diabetic wounds. There are many well described methods such as vacuum pump therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, ozone therapy, and growth factor injection. On the other hand, some ancient therapies have been reevaluated for their efficacy in the treatment of non-healing chronic wounds.