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Medicinal leeches for the treatment of venous congestion and hematoma after plastic reconstructive surgery

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2010

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Friederike Riede, Wolfgang Koenen, Sergij Goerdt, Heimo Ehmke, Jörg Faulhaber

JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft

Abstract

The early application of medicinal leeches can improve local hemodynamic conditions. Leech therapy is a simple and effective method; the cost efficiency of the treatment is high.

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