Dr. D. D. Chavan *Dr. Renuka R Moharkar

LEECH THERAPY IN PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: A REVIEW ARTICLE

Medicinal leech therapy (hirudotherapy) has re-emerged over the past five decades as an important adjunct in plastic and reconstructive surgery, chiefly for the salvage of flaps and replanted or revascularised tissue compromised by venous congestion. The medicinal leech (Hirudo m...

LEECH THERAPY IN PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: A REVIEW ARTICLE

Medicinal leech therapy (hirudotherapy) has re-emerged over the past five decades as an important adjunct in plastic and reconstructive surgery, chiefly for the salvage of flaps and replanted or revascularised tissue compromised by venous congestion. The medicinal leech (Hirudo m...