%0 Journal Article %T Biosurgery: utility in chronic wound %A Ali Korhan S£¿£¿ %J - %D 2018 %X Biosurgery or maggot debridement therapy or larval therapy is a complementary ¨C integrative medicinal method that it has proven utilities especially in chronic wound care. The method nearly provides every activity desired from a wound care. Its modes of action can be divided into four major titles; i) Mechanic debridement, ii) Antimicrobial action, iii) Directing the tissue to wound healing, iv) Biofilm degradation. Furthermore, many isolated proteins from maggots showing various activities give a potential for future drugs. For now, whole effect mechanisms remain unclear and this therapy is not used as a single treatment method; it is actually a part of multidisciplinary approach to wound care %K Lucilia sericata %K kronik yara .bak£¿m£¿ %K larva terapi %K maggot debritman tedavisi %U http://dergipark.org.tr/jhsm/issue/36933/396256