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    • About Dr. Steven C. Immerman
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    • Dr Immerman’s Credentials
    • Our Surgeons
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  • 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!
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    • AUGUST 3, 2019
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    Do Bacteria Matter?

    Do Bacteria Matter?

    Are evil bacteria the reason why some surgery fails? Bacteria will grow and cause problems in wounds that are not healing well. Usually, when pilonidal surgery fails it is not because a patient was…

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    • JULY 28, 2019
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    Why is it that “surgery doesn’t work” for some patients?

    Why is it that “surgery doesn’t work” for some patients?

    Unfortunately, some patient’s experience with surgery for pilonidal disease is unsuccessful. There are patients have numerous operations over a span of many years and can not seem to have their…

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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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    • AUGUST 12, 2018
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    Hair Removal

    Hair Removal

    The value of hair removal for pilonidal disease.

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    • FEBRUARY 18, 2017
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    Clothing Choices

    Clothing Choices

    It is important to wear loose fitting clothing that allows air circulation and, even more importantly, does not exert pressure on the buttocks which will accentuate the tightness and depth of the gluteal…

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    • NOVEMBER 26, 2016
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    Proper Nutrition for Healing

    Proper Nutrition for Healing

    Proper nutrition is imperative for wound healing.

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