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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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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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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