Treatment with the help of medical leeches gained fame and popularity in the XV century. To date, this method provokes a lot of controversy about how effective and expedient hirudotherapy is - the indications and contraindications to the procedure have contradictions. Some experts consider leeches a panacea, while other doctors speak about them negatively.
Indications for hirudotherapy
The range of diseases in which this method of treatment is recommended is very wide. It includes:
- kidney disease;
- prostatitis (chronic);
- scleroderma;
- secondary (acquired) male infertility;
- BPH;
- furunculosis;
- eczema;
- alopecia;
- psoriasis;
- carbunculosis;
- pyoderma ;
- diseases of the vascular system, arteries, veins;
- trophic ulcers;
- hemorrhoids;
- thrombophlebitis;
- neuritis;
- otitis;
- chronic hearing loss;
- glaucoma;
- diseases of the oral cavity;
- keratitis;
- pathology of the paranasal sinuses;
- paresis;
- arthritis;
- rheumatism;
- arthrosis;
- cholecystitis;
- colitis;
- diathesis;
- gout;
- overweight;
- biliary dyskinesia;
- chronic constipation;
- pancreatitis;
- osteochondrosis.
In addition, treatment with hirudotherapy is used for heart diseases such as hypertension, myocarditis, heart attack, circulatory insufficiency, ischemia. As the medical experience shows, the secret of leech saliva significantly improves the blood composition, and also helps to normalize the microcirculation of the fluid in the vessels. As a result, the work of the heart muscles improves and blood pressure is restored.
Recently, treatment of inflammatory diseases by means of leeches, including - pathologies of joints is carried out. Hirudotherapy with a hernia of the spine helps restore mobility, eliminate pain and swelling, remove spasms of nearby muscles. Regular sessions can completely stop inflammation and cure a hernia without performing a surgical intervention.
Hirudotherapy in cosmetology
For skin and cell renewal of the dermis, metabolic processes and microcirculation of blood, lymphatic drainage are very important. This helps to accelerate regeneration, support local immunity.
The listed properties of leech saliva are used by cosmetologists for such defects:
- acne and acne;
- scars, scars, acne;
- aging of the skin;
- dehydration of the epidermis;
- deterioration of complexion;
- flabbiness of the skin;
- stagnant spots, pigmentation;
- stretch marks, striae;
- cellulite.
It is worth noting that the "orange crust" can be well treated with hirudotherapy even in neglected form and clearly expressed degree. The use of leeches allows you to make the surface of the skin smooth, elastic and smooth, tighten it.
Contraindications for hirudotherapy
The secret that enters the patient's blood is a very active biological fluid that changes many processes in the body. Therefore, the treatment of leeches is not always recommended. In particular, it is undesirable to use hirudotherapy with:
- pregnancy;
- cachexia;
- anemia;
- hemorrhagic diathesis;
- hemophilia;
- physical exhaustion;
- allergies;
- mental stress;
- hypotension.
Also it should be remembered that hirudotherapy is not performed for preschool children.
Complications after hirudotherapy
Correctly performed procedure by a professional expert does not cause any negative consequences. Sometimes only side effects of treatment are observed:
- hematomas in the area of the leech;
- lymphadenitis.
Seldom occurs a pyesis in a place of a bite of a leech, but the infection is possible only at non-observance of rules of antiseptic treatment of an aperture.