
Why won’t my wound heal?
Dealing with failed operations Often patients ask me why their previous surgery won’t heal. Or, why it heals but then reopens. Surgeons often blame this on: the patient’s hygiene quality of wound care…
Read moreDealing with failed operations Often patients ask me why their previous surgery won’t heal. Or, why it heals but then reopens. Surgeons often blame this on: the patient’s hygiene quality of wound care…
Read moreEither 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…
Read moreAre 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…
Read moreMany 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,…
Read moreIt 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…
Read moreWe 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.