This year the IPS conference was on December 5th, at St. Marks Hospital in London, England. The program consisted of discussions of diagnosis, research, and management of pilonidal disease. Dr. Immerman described his technique for performing the Bascom Cleft Lift…
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One of the hardest things in clinical research is to actually get opinions from patients regarding their treatment. You might think that this is easy, because everybody has an opinion, and especially right after an operation. But, as the months go by, patients…
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The short answer is “no”, but I’ll explain more. Often patients with symptoms of pilonidal cysts see a doctor and are put on antibiotics, with hopes that they will alleviate the symptoms. Often, there is not a discussion of exactly what is happening, and what the…
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What does the scar look like after a cleft lift operation? This is a commonly asked question, and like most medical questions, the answer depends on various things. The severity of the pilonidal disease before the cleft lift. Whether there have been previous operations,…
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