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    • About Dr. Steven C. Immerman
    • About Dr. Richard Daniels
    • Dr Immerman’s Credentials
    • Our Surgeons
    • Our Staff
    • Patient Satisfaction
    • Testimonials
  • 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!
    • Why didn’t my doctor tell me about the cleft-lift procedure?
    • Why Isn’t My Wound Healing?
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  • Pre and Post Op Care
    • How long to stay and how to travel
    • Pre-Operative Preparation
    • What to Bring for Surgery
    • Nutrition for Healing
    • Post-Operative Care
    • Activity Instructions after a Cleft Lift Procedure
    • Clothing for Pilonidal Patients
    • Post-Operative Pilonidal Wounds and Drainage
    • “Hacks” for Healing after Pilonidal Surgery
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    • AUGUST 11, 2019
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    About Getting Wounds and Incisions Wet

    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 done at our clinic, is that it is OK to get the incision…

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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 unlucky enough to be colonized with a pathogenic bacteria, but…

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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 problem solved. Does that mean “surgery doesn’t…

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    • JULY 23, 2019
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    What Happens When You Submit our Contact Form?

    We take your attempts to contact us very seriously, and the best way to reach us is through our contact form. Our staff views these Monday – Friday 9am-5pm central US time (GMT -5 or -6 depending on the time of year). Once we receive your form, our medical…

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