Unfortunately, some patient’s experience with surgery for pilonidal disease is unsuccessful. There are patients have numerous operations over a span of many years and can not seem to have their problem solved. Does that mean “surgery doesn’t work for them”? What it means is the kind or quality of surgery they had didn’t work for
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We take your attempts to contact us very seriously, and the best way to reach us is through our contact form. Our staff views these Monday – Friday 9am-5pm central US time (GMT -5 or -6 depending on the time of year). Once we receive your form, our medical assistant will either contact you requesting
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The terms used to describe pilonidal disease are confusing to both patients and physicians. A “pilonidal cyst” is the term used when there is a pocket of hair under the skin. It is not really a cyst in the true meaning of the word, but it is the name commonly used. If the “cyst” becomes
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Many times, physicians will blame patient’s personal hygiene for either the initial development of pilonidal disease or the failure of a post operative wound to heal. In 2018 a German researcher, Dietrich Doll published information investigating this issue. The conclusion was: Neither urine or fecal contamination nor a potential increase in sweating due to higher
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