This week, Dr. Norbert Zapotoczny joined me from Wroclaw, Poland to refine his cleft lift skills. Dr. Zapotoczny is already an experienced cleft lift surgeon, but wanted to collaborate on technique. We…
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The research is making a difference Dr. Immerman published the article “The Bascom Cleft Lift for All Presentations of Pilonidal Disease” in February of 2021. Since then, it has had over 25,000 views…
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About minimally invasive pilonidal surgery Pit Picking (also called Bascom’s Operation, or Bascom 1) is one of the minimally invasive procedures used to treat pilonidal disease. This operation removes…
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Why are patient experiences so different? How do I get good information? Information from discussion with your local surgeon In general, having an appointment with a local general or colorectal surgeon…
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As surgeons, when we do operations we have certain parameters that we look at to determine success of a procedure. But, patients can view things very differently, and what we consider a success, may not…
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Dr. Immerman’s results on 700 cleft lift patients Dr. Immerman has been keeping track of his cleft lift patients since 1993, and has just published his results in a peer reviewed scientific article….
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