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    • About Dr. Steven C. Immerman
    • About Dr. Richard Daniels
    • Dr Immerman’s Credentials
    • Our Surgeons
    • Our Staff
    • 1000 Patient Satisfaction Survey
    • 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?
    • Home Treatments
  • 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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    • MAY 31, 2021
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    Who is a “candidate” for a cleft lift?

    Who is a “candidate” for a cleft lift?

    When patients see a surgeon and ask about the cleft lift procedure this becomes an important question. We use the term "candidate", but this is not an election! Often, surgeons will indicate to a patient that they are not "candidates" for the operation. The translation is that they do not think it is the bestRead more
    • Steve Immerman
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    • Surgery
    • OCTOBER 22, 2019
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    What’s the deal with LASER surgery for pilonidal sinus (SiLaC)?

    What’s the deal with LASER surgery for pilonidal sinus (SiLaC)?

    It sounds so simple! Lasers are used for many things in the medical profession, and especially in surgery. Lasers are currently being used to eradicate pilonidal sinuses. A beam of light sounds like such a simple and pain free solution to a difficult problem. I think when patients envision a laser being used for surgery,Read more
    • Steve Immerman
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