The Use of Medicinal Leeches in Plastic Surgery
Leech therapy, or hirudotherapy (HT), has been utilized in medicine for centuries, with applications ranging from bloodletting to modern reconstructive and plastic surgery. This paper explores the historical evolution of leech use in plastic surgery, the types of medical leeches employed, and their...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjps.tjps_5_25 |
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