The Real Success Rate of Pit Picking
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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JUNE 24, 2022
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MAY 17, 2022
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How should a patient determine their best options for treatment of pilonidal disease?
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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OCTOBER 24, 2021
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Why might a cleft lift need to be revised?
Why might a cleft lift need to be revised? There are times when even a properly performed cleft lift will need another operation to adjust the shape of the cleft. The reasons for this fall into two categories:…
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
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Patient Satisfaction with the Cleft Lift Procedure
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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FEBRUARY 2, 2021
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The Latest Clinical Research
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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AUGUST 26, 2020
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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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