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    • About Dr. Steven C. Immerman
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    • Dr Immerman’s Credentials
    • Our Surgeons
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    • 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!
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    • Why Isn’t My Wound Healing?
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    • JUNE 29, 2025
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    Scar Appearance after a Cleft Lift

    Scar Appearance after a Cleft Lift

    What does the scar look like after a cleft lift operation? This is a commonly asked question, and like most medical questions, the answer depends on various things. The severity of the pilonidal disease…

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    • OCTOBER 14, 2019
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    How to evaluate the quality of a cleft-lift

    How to evaluate the quality of a cleft-lift

    For a surgeon some operations are easier to learn than others. The cleft-lift procedure can be challenging to learn, and one of the problems for a surgeon trying to learn this without a mentor, is knowing…

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    • Steve Immerman
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    • OCTOBER 6, 2019
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    Summary of the 2019 International Pilonidal Society Conference

    Summary of the 2019 International Pilonidal Society Conference

    This year’s conference presented a rare opportunity to hear pilonidal surgeons from all over the world share their experiences and techniques in dealing with this problem. One of the main points…

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    • AUGUST 31, 2019
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    Do I need an MRI?

    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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  • What is the Gips Procedure, and Does it Work? 6337 July 12, 2023
  • What’s the deal with LASER surgery for pilonidal sinus (SiLaC)? 6142 October 22, 2019

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  • Scar Appearance after a Cleft Lift June 29, 2025
  • Packing June 10, 2025
  • Dr. Immerman’s Pilonidal Research is Making a Difference April 24, 2025
  • Is a Cleft Lift Appropriate for “Mild” Pilonidal Disease? March 2, 2025
  • Dr. Immerman speaks at the International Pilonidal Society meeting in Turkey October 19, 2024

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