Oct. 25, 2002 — A new paradigm for the surgical approach to pilonidal disease, described in the October issue of the Archives of Surgery, allows cure for those cases which were formerly refractory to ...

According to the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Pilonidal disease is a chronic skin infection that affects ...

THE ideal of all surgical treatment is to effect a cure, and in pilonidal cyst and sinus the basic aim is to prevent recurrence, lessen the period of disability and obtain a good mechanical result.

Laser epilation, commonly known as laser hair removal, reduced the risk of recurrence in patients with pilonidal disease, an inflammatory, painful, and sometimes chronic or recurring condition, ...

In this method, after the diseased tissue has been excised, the wound is closed by various types of suturing, in many cases in conjunction with gluteal flap placements, all aimed at effecting ...