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  • Our Clinic
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    • Eau Claire, Wisconsin
    • Hospitals
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  • 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
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    • Why Isn’t My Wound Healing?
    • Why didn’t my doctor tell me about the cleft-lift procedure?
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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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    • MARCH 29, 2023
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    Suture Reactions

    Suture Reactions

    When I perform a cleft-lift, there are dozens and dozens of sutures holding the flap in place. Sutures hold tissues in position until the body’s natural healing process takes over and normal scar tissue…

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    • SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
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    Sitting after Cleft-Lift Surgery

    Sitting after Cleft-Lift Surgery

    We encourage sitting immediately after surgery. When I perform a cleft lift, the incision is not in the midline – so when you are sitting there is no force pulling the incision apart. In addition,…

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    • SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
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    Recurrent Pilonidal Disease

    Recurrent Pilonidal Disease

    Why does it happen? Unfortunately, recurrence of pilonidal disease after surgery is a common problem. This article discusses the reasons why this happens, and presents a good solution. In order to understand…

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    • AUGUST 26, 2020
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    Suction Drains after a Cleft-Lift

    Suction Drains after a Cleft-Lift

    Are they really that important? After a cleft-lift procedure many surgeons place a drain. There are two different basic kinds in popular use. One type is a “passive drain” and consists of…

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    • APRIL 12, 2020
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    Sacroiliac Joint Pain

    Sacroiliac Joint Pain

    Sacroiliac Joint Pain The sacroiliac joint (SI Joint) is right underneath the cleft lift scar, and it is not uncommon for there to be some confusion regarding pain from the cleft lift surgery and irritation…

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