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  • Our Clinic
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    • Eau Claire, Wisconsin
    • OakLeaf Surgical Hospital
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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!
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    • MAY 15, 2024
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    Why does pilonidal surgery often fail?

    Why does pilonidal surgery often fail?

    For surgeons, defining and removing pilonidal disease during an operation is not a mysterious hunt, but rather a very straight-forward process. Is is because all the pilonidal disease was not removed? A very common question is why a pilonidal operation failed,…

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    • DECEMBER 31, 2023
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    Dealing with Pilonidal Wounds that Open and Close

    Dealing with Pilonidal Wounds that Open and Close

    Sometimes wound from pilonidal surgery seem to heal, but then open up again, and this happens multiple times. This is a common problem, and usually means that there is still a residual cleft, that the scar from previous surgery is in the cleft, and the skin is…

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    • NOVEMBER 9, 2023
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    I Had a Cleft Lift and it Failed

    I Had a Cleft Lift and it Failed

    Am I Doomed? The short answer is, “no”. But, what should you do now? When a cleft lift fails – meaning that either the incision came apart and isn’t healing, or a new cyst, sinus, or wound has developed – it is usually because the cleft-lift failed to…

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    • NOVEMBER 3, 2023
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    Is There Loss of Athletic Range of Motion After a Cleft Lift

    Is There Loss of Athletic Range of Motion After a Cleft Lift

       

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