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    • Testimonials
  • Our Clinic
    • Consultation
    • Billing & Insurance
    • Eau Claire, Wisconsin
    • OakLeaf Surgical Hospital
    • Notice of Provider Privacy Practices
  • Diagnosis
    • Pilonidal Cysts
    • What Causes Pilonidal Disease?
    • Glossary of Pilonidal Terminology
    • Pilonidal Disease
    • Pilonidal Sinus
    • Hidradenitis and Pilonidal Disease
    • Pain from Pilonidal Cysts
  • Treatment
    • Cleft-Lift Procedure
    • Pilonidal Operations
    • The Definitive Guide to Pilonidal Abscess
    • Pilonidal disease with minimal symptoms
    • Help! I just had a wide excision!
    • Why didn’t my doctor tell me about the cleft-lift procedure?
    • Why Isn’t My Wound Healing?
    • Home Treatments
  • 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 9, 2025
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    Will Antibiotics Alone Cure Pilonidal Disease

    Will Antibiotics Alone Cure Pilonidal Disease

    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…

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    • MARCH 2, 2025
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    Is a Cleft Lift Appropriate for “Mild” Pilonidal Disease?

    Is a Cleft Lift Appropriate for “Mild” Pilonidal Disease?

    Is a cleft lift for mild pilonidal disease like “going after a fly with an elephant gun”? Many surgeons feel that for very severe pilonidal disease the cleft lift is the best option when performed by an…

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    • DECEMBER 31, 2023
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    Dealing with Pilonidal Wounds that Open and Close

    Dealing with Pilonidal Wounds that Open and Close

    Sometimes wound from pilonidal surgery seem to heal, but then open up again, and this happens multiple times. This is a common problem, and usually means that there is still a residual cleft, that the…

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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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    • 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? 6386 July 12, 2023
  • What’s the deal with LASER surgery for pilonidal sinus (SiLaC)? 6196 October 22, 2019

Latest Posts

  • Will Antibiotics Alone Cure Pilonidal Disease July 9, 2025
  • Scar Appearance after a Cleft Lift June 29, 2025
  • Packing June 10, 2025
  • Dr. Immerman’s Pilonidal Research is Making a Difference April 24, 2025
  • Is a Cleft Lift Appropriate for “Mild” Pilonidal Disease? March 2, 2025

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We routinely take care of patients with pilonidal cysts, non-healing pilonidal wounds, and pilonidal abscesses with great success in the pediatric, teen, and adult age groups.

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