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    • About Dr. Steven C. Immerman
    • About Dr. Richard Daniels
    • Dr Immerman’s Credentials
    • Our Surgeons
    • Our Staff
    • Patient Satisfaction
    • Testimonials
  • Our Clinic
    • Consultation
    • Billing & Insurance
    • Eau Claire, Wisconsin
    • OakLeaf Surgical Hospital
    • 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?
    • Hidradenitis and Pilonidal Disease
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  • Pre and Post Op Care
    • How long to stay and how to travel
    • Pre-Operative Preparation
    • What to Bring for Surgery
    • Nutrition for Healing
    • Post-Operative Care
    • Activity Instructions after a Cleft Lift Procedure
    • Clothing for Pilonidal Patients
    • Post-Operative Pilonidal Wounds and Drainage
    • “Hacks” for Healing after Pilonidal Surgery
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    • JULY 14, 2019
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    Role of Personal Hygiene in Pilonidal Disease

    Role of Personal Hygiene in Pilonidal Disease

    Many times, physicians will blame patient’s personal hygiene for either the initial development of pilonidal disease or the failure of a post operative wound to heal. In 2018 a German researcher,…

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    • Non-surgical treatment,
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    • JULY 14, 2019
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    Choosing a surgeon

    Choosing a surgeon

    Patients have many choices regarding the type of physician they see for treatment of their pilonidal disease. Often, the diagnosis is made by an emergency room, urgent care, or primary care physician….

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    • Steve Immerman
    • Pre Op Care,
    • Surgery
    • FEBRUARY 11, 2019
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    Treating Early Pilonidal Disease

    Treating Early Pilonidal Disease

    One of the most frequently asked questions is what to do if you have a pilonidal cyst or sinus and very minimal symptoms. Every patient has a different approach to problems like this. Some jump at surgery…

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    • AUGUST 12, 2018
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    Hair Removal

    Hair Removal

    The value of hair removal for pilonidal disease.

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    • Steve Immerman
    • Non-surgical treatment,
    • Prevention
    • AUGUST 11, 2018
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    August 2018 Patient Review

    August 2018 Patient Review

    I’m hopping on here, finally, to leave a very long overdue message of thanks to Dr. Immerman and his staff at both his office and Oak Leaf Surgical Hospital, these people are the absolute best!…

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    • SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
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    Dr Immerman speaks at the International Pilonidal Society 2017

    Dr Immerman speaks at the International Pilonidal Society 2017

    On Saturday I was honored to be one of the featured speakers at the 1st International Pilonidal Sinus Disease Conference meeting in Berlin, Germany. There was much interest in my presentation, and there…

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