Cleft-lift vs. Pit Picking
What are the pros and cons? Cleft-lift and pit picking are two very different operations. Although both are for pilonidal disease, they each have their pluses and minuses. Here, I’m going to discuss…
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DECEMBER 26, 2019
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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…
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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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NOVEMBER 30, 2019
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Are Wound VAC’s Really That Great?
The pros and cons of wound V.A.C.’s A suction device used to help heal a wound has several names: Wound V.A.C, VAC, “vacuum assisted wound closure” or “negative pressure wound therapy…
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NOVEMBER 21, 2019
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Why won’t my wound heal?
Dealing with failed operations
Often patients ask me why their previous surgery won’t heal. Or, why it heals but then reopens.
Surgeons often blame this on:
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NOVEMBER 1, 2019
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Research on Hair Removal for Pilonidal Cysts
Some of the first research on the subject The term “pilonidal” means “nest of hair”. We know that pilonidal cysts contain loose hairs. These hairs are not “ingrown”,…
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