Top 10 Unusual Medical Treatments
In light of the world's first full face transplant, TIME takes a look at unusual medical procedures and treatments from around the globe. Obviously, this list is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Another blast from Europe's medieval medical past are medicinal leeches. Similar to bloodletting, leeches were utilized to draw out the "bad blood" that medieval physicians believed caused many of their patients' ailments. In modern medicine, however, leeches are used in reconstructive surgery to provide a vacuum effect that helps stimulate blood circulation. This process is crucial to help kick start blood flow into, for example, a reattached finger.
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