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    • About Dr. Steven C. Immerman
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    • Dr Immerman’s Credentials
    • Our Surgeons
    • Our Staff
    • Patient Satisfaction
    • Testimonials
  • Our Clinic
    • Consultation
    • Billing & Insurance
    • Eau Claire, Wisconsin
    • Hospitals
    • Notice of Provider Privacy Practices
  • Diagnosis and Treatment
    • Pilonidal Cysts
    • Cleft-Lift Procedure
    • Glossary of Pilonidal Terminology
    • Pilonidal Disease
    • Pilonidal Operations
    • Pain from Pilonidal Cysts
    • Pilonidal disease with minimal symptoms
    • Help! I just had a wide excision!
    • The Definitive Guide to Pilonidal Abscess
    • Pilonidal Sinus
    • Why Isn’t My Wound Healing?
    • Why didn’t my doctor tell me about the cleft-lift procedure?
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    • “Hacks” for Healing after Pilonidal Surgery
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    • JULY 12, 2023
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    What is the Gips Procedure, and Does it Work?

    What is the Gips Procedure, and Does it Work?

    The Gips Procedure is one of the many pilonidal operations that fall into the “minimally invasive pilonidal surgery” category. This procedure is a modification of the Bascom pit picking procedure, and…

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    • JUNE 28, 2023
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    Smoking and Pilonidal Surgery

    Smoking and Pilonidal Surgery

    Is is absolutely necessary to stop smoking before a cleft lift operation? When surgeons perform flap procedures for various medical problems, it is a general rule that patients should stop smoking before…

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    • JUNE 25, 2023
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    Functional Medicine and Pilonidal Surgery

    Functional Medicine and Pilonidal Surgery

    How do we use Functional Medicine in pilonidal patients? Treating pilonidal disease has many challenges. Of course, it is necessary to choose the right operation, perform it correctly, and care for it…

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    • MAY 10, 2023
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    Pilonidal Carcinoma

    Pilonidal Carcinoma

    Is this something I need to worry about? Often patients ask if they need to worry that untreated pilonidal cysts or sinuses will turn into cancer. The short answer is “probably not”. But there are some…

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    • APRIL 6, 2023
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    Are Chatbots any good for researching pilonidal cysts?

    Are Chatbots any good for researching pilonidal cysts?

    A new age of internet search is upon us! In the past, we could search Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc, and these search engines would take us to thousands (if not millions) of web pages discussing the topic we…

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    • APRIL 4, 2023
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    Hyberbaric Therapy for Pilonidal Wounds

    Hyberbaric Therapy for Pilonidal Wounds

    Is hyperbaric therapy a good solution for pilonidal wounds that won’t heal? We often see patients who have spent a great amount of time, expense and effort in trying to get wounds to heal after failed…

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  • What is the Gips Procedure, and Does it Work? July 12, 2023
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