Dr. Immerman’s results on 700 cleft lift patients Dr. Immerman has been keeping track of his cleft lift patients since 1993, and has just published his results in a peer reviewed scientific article. Although this was meant to be viewed by the surgical community, patients are certainly welcome to take a look at it. The
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Are they really that important? After a cleft-lift procedure many surgeons place a drain. There are two different basic kinds in popular use. One type is a “passive drain” and consists of a flat rubber strip that enters one area and exits another, and allows any fluid buildup to find a way out along the
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My surgeon said he never heard of it because it was a new, specialized procedure. It depends on your definition of “new”. The cleft-lift is a procedure that has had several modifications, within the category of operations for pilonidal disease collectively called “off midline closures”: In 1973 Dr. George Karydakis, a Greek surgeon, published his
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