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In Israel, doctors with leeches saved a severed ear

A man injured in an industrial accident was saved thanks to unconventional treatment methods.

Photo: press service of the Hillel Yafe hospital

Doctors at Hillel Yafe Hospital in Hadera reattached a patient's ear, which was almost completely torn off in an industrial accident. And in order to avoid tissue necrosis and ensure better fusion, live leeches were used for treatment in the postoperative period.

The tragedy occurred about two weeks ago: 67-year-old resident of Yokneama was taken to the emergency room of the hospital directly from the factory where he worked as a turner. As a result of a work accident, his left arm and several ribs were broken, and his left ear was torn off and dangling on a tiny piece of skin. In addition, tests have shown that a man has a cerebral infarction.

The man was immediately transferred to the operating room, where, during a complex operation, doctors managed to reattach his severed ear. “The ear was torn off almost completely, it was hanging on a piece of skin about five millimeters wide,” said Dr. Yoram Wolf, head of the department of plastic surgery. “But we were able to put it back in place.”

After the operation, the patient was transferred to the surgical department and he was prescribed medication. But in addition to conventional medicine, the doctors decided to use non-traditional methods of treatment. To avoid necrosis and achieve better fusion of tissues (and in the case of cartilage, this is much more difficult), they used leeches. By attaching them in the area of ​​the sutures, they were thus able to prevent blood from clotting.

In recent years, hirudotherapy - treatment with leeches - has become increasingly popular. In some cases, it can even save the patient's life.

How it works. Leech attached to the places determined by the doctor. Sticking, they bite the skin to a depth of 1,5-2 mm and inject wound into the wound containing the enzyme hirudin, which prevents blood from clotting. The same enzyme contributes to the healing process.

Sucking blood, leeches thereby ensure its flow to the organ to which they are attached, which helps to avoid tissue necrosis. In many cases, only one such procedure is sufficient, although repetition is sometimes required.

Contain leeches in special flasks filled with water at a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius. In such conditions, their metabolism is slowed down as much as possible; they do not need food and do not multiply. Thus, having got on the patient's body and warmed up, they feel hunger, which guarantees the most effective impact.

After treatment, leeches are destroyed, for this they are placed in a container with alcohol. The same leech is not used twice to avoid the transmission of infections from patient to patient.

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