Swedish doctors had to use hundreds of leeches to save a woman's face, biting his own dog.
According to The Local, Swede was taken to the University Hospital of Skåne (Skane University Hospital) Malmo (Malmo). In the unfortunate woman suddenly she attacked her own dog. Amok dog person bitten, were damaged soft tissue, literally torn labrum, the nose and the cheek. Surgeons reported that the most important task in the course of the operation was to maintain the blood supply to the torn portion of the face.
Surgery lasted about 15 hours. During the course of the operation and in the postoperative period were used leeches to restore blood flow in the affected vessels patient's face. Once were used all the cash reserves of the local supplier of leeches to the hospital, the new party had to order in the UK. Swedish doctors used leeches 358. Doctors were satisfied with the operation. According to them, only because of leeches was able to save the patient's nose. The woman is now able to breathe, eat and speak freely. Although hereinafter it will need reconstruction cosmetic surgery.
In 2009, a similar incident occurred in Australia. The shark attacked a surfer, almost completely bitten off his hand to the young man. Plastic surgeons in the same manner, using leeches to restore circulation in the affected limb, which held only a narrow strip of skin. Hand surfer managed to safely rescue.
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