Post Op Care

• • JUNE 29, 2025
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  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 before the cleft lift. Whether there have been previous operations, and exactly what kind. If the patient has any dermatologic (skin)Read more

  • Steve Immerman
  • Basic Information,
  • Post Op Care,
  • Wound Healing
• • JUNE 10, 2025
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  Packing

  What is "packing", and do I need it? "Packing" doesn't mean that your pilonidal cyst is going on a trip! Packing refers to the situation where an abscess (pocket of infection) is drained (lanced) and filled with gauze; or a situation where a surgical wound separates, and is filled with gauze. The concept behind thisRead more

  • Steve Immerman
  • Basic Information,
  • Post Op Care,
  • Wound Healing
• • DECEMBER 31, 2023
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  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 fragile and intermittently breaks down, and then seemsRead more

  • Steve Immerman
  • Non-surgical treatment,
  • Post Op Care,
  • Surgery,
  • Wound Healing

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