One of the hardest things in clinical research is to actually get the opinions of patients regarding their treatment. You might think that this is easy, because everybody has an opinion, and especially…
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The short answer is “no”, but I’ll explain more. Often patients with symptoms of pilonidal cysts see a doctor and are put on antibiotics, with hopes that they will alleviate the symptoms. Often, there…
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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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In 2021 Dr. Immerman published an article titled “The Bascom Cleft Lift as a Solution for All Presentations of Pilonidal Disease”. This was the first study proposing that any kind of pilonidal problem,…
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Is a cleft lift for mild pilonidal disease like “going after a fly with an elephant gun”? Many surgeons feel that for very severe pilonidal disease the cleft lift is the best option when performed by an…
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