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Any licensed physician can prescribe maggot therapy.
The technique is simple, and the procedure is quite safe. An alphabetical list and a regional list of physicians currently using maggot debridement therapy can be found on this server. The dressing is usually removed one to three days later, depending upon how fast the maggots reach maturity. The dressing is then removed, and the wound can be rinsed. All maggots are not the same.