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• • APRIL 12, 2020
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  Sacroiliac Joint Pain

  Sacroiliac Joint Pain The sacroiliac joint (SI Joint) is right underneath the cleft lift scar, and it is not uncommon for there to be some confusion regarding pain from the cleft lift surgery and irritation of that joint (sacroiliitis). Pain that develops in the sacral area, in the absence of any pilonidal openings, wounds, bleedingRead more

  • Steve Immerman
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  • Non-surgical treatment,
  • Post Op Care
• • MARCH 13, 2020
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  Welcome to “Bizarro World”

  Getting the right advice at the right time Those of you old enough to have read Superman Comics may remember the Bizarro World where everything was the opposite of the real world. Sometimes our patients feel like they have entered Bizarro World when they come to our clinic because of the vast difference between the

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  • Steve Immerman
  • Basic Information,
  • Patient Reviews,
  • Post Op Care,
  • Surgery
• • JANUARY 12, 2020
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  Does Pilonidal Disease Go Away After Age 40?

  Can I just wait, and it will disappear? Although it is unusual to start getting new pilonidal disease after age 40, preexisting pilonidal problems often will not go away if they have been untreated.  The reason it is rare for pilonidal disease to start as one gets older, is that the gluteal cleft naturally opens

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  • Steve Immerman
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  • Non-surgical treatment,
  • Prevention,
  • Research
• • DECEMBER 26, 2019
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  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 them both. But as background, there are four basic categories of operations for pilonidal disease: Off midline closures. This includes Cleft-lift and

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  • Steve Immerman
  • Basic Information,
  • Surgery

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