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- SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
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Recurrent Pilonidal Disease
Why does it happen? Unfortunately, recurrence of pilonidal disease after surgery is a common problem. This article discusses the reasons why this happens, and presents a good solution. In order to understand why pilonidal disease recurs, it helps to understand why it happens in the first place. Pilonidal disease is caused by the shape and
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- DECEMBER 21, 2019
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Honey for Pilonidal Wounds
One of the interesting ways of dressing open wounds is with honey. It is available in “medical grade” form, and often Manuka honey is specifically used. (This is honey from the manuka tree which has a antibacterial compound not present in other types of honey.) The characteristics of honey that make it something that can
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- DECEMBER 7, 2019
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What is the place of silver nitrate for pilonidal wounds?
The "art" of surgery. As surgeons, we each have have years of training and experience plus an enormous body of scientific and clinical information at our fingertips. There is so much information, that the correct way to apply it is open to interpretation. This is where the "art" comes in. Here, I would like toRead more

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