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- OCTOBER 19, 2024
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Dr. Immerman speaks at the International Pilonidal Society meeting in Turkey
In October of 2024 Dr. Immerman presented several lectures on his surgical technique and results with the cleft lift procedure to an international audience of pilonidal surgeons and physicians at Medipol University in Istanbul, Turkey. Many world leaders and innovators in this area of surgery were present, including Dr. Immerman and Dr. Daniels, as wellRead more
- MAY 17, 2024
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Pilonidal Specialists?
Is there really such a thing as a "pilonidal specialist"? In many conversations on social media the term "pilonidal specialist" is used to describe a certain category of surgeon. The American College of Surgeons does not recognize this as a "specialty", yet there are surgeons who take this disease process very seriously, and devote aRead more
- MAY 15, 2024
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Why does pilonidal surgery often fail?
For surgeons, defining and removing pilonidal disease during an operation is not a mysterious hunt, but rather a very straight-forward process. Is is because all the pilonidal disease was not removed? A very common question is why a pilonidal operation failed, and one of the answers often given is that some of the disease wasRead more
- DECEMBER 31, 2023
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Dealing with Pilonidal Wounds that Open and Close
Sometimes wound from pilonidal surgery seem to heal, but then open up again, and this happens multiple times. This is a common problem, and usually means that there is still a residual cleft, that the scar from previous surgery is in the cleft, and the skin is fragile and intermittently breaks down, and then seemsRead more