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, ...

Over the years, surgery has experienced a transition from being a trial and error-based approach towards evidence-based practice. To no surgically treated ailment does this truism apply more than ...

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, ...

Removal of pilonidal cyst requires experienced surgeon Dear Dr. Roach: I am writing because my son had a pilonidal cyst removed in March 2010, almost three years ago. For the first six months, I kept ...

Pilonidal cysts can’t be treated at home, but there are several home remedies that can provide temporary relief. To get rid of it permanently, a doctor will need to perform a minor surgical procedure.

Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is increasing globally. A recent meta-analysis and merged-data analysis showed that recurrence rates in PSD depend essentially on follow-up time and specific surgical ...

What is the preferred surgical approach to pilonidal sinus disease? The study authors reviewed published case reports, case series, systematic reviews, and randomized trials from 1980 to 2010. On the ...

Pilonidal sinus disease is usually treated by surgery, but can recur. Laser hair removal can make it less likely to return, and this procedure can be carried out by nurses Pilonidal sinus disease is a ...

Q: My son, 17, developed a pilonidal cyst in June and also had a bad infection from it. The surgeon refused to operate while he was infected. The cyst was just gross - so much blood and other yuck.