Honey for Pilonidal Wounds
One of the interesting ways of dressing open wounds is with honey. It is available in “medical grade” form, and often Manuka honey is specifically used. (This is honey from the manuka tree…
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DECEMBER 21, 2019
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DECEMBER 7, 2019
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What is the place of silver nitrate for pilonidal wounds?
The “art” of surgery. As surgeons, we each have have years of training and experience plus an enormous body of scientific and clinical information at our fingertips. There is so much information, that…
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AUGUST 31, 2019
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Do I need an MRI?
What are the role of imaging studies in the treatment of pilonidal disease? Any time you perform an imaging study of one kind or another, it is important that the result adds to your understand what…
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AUGUST 11, 2019
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About Getting Wounds and Incisions Wet
Either before or after surgery There is a lot of confusion about getting wet when patients have open wounds, or are immediately post-op. The general instructions that we give patients after a cleft-lift…
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AUGUST 3, 2019
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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 14, 2019
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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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