Pilonidal Sinus Surgery

A pilonidal sinus is a disorder in your gluteal cleft (the field between your buttocks) which could give cause for infection. Surgery is the most reliable resolution to get rid of the pilonidal sinus and pockets of infection. A pilonidal cystectomy is surgical procedure that ensure to completely remove both the cyst and the pilonidal sinus tracts. While the surgery is more complicated according to an incision and drainage, its’ success rate is more likely to be higher.

One night hospitalisation

Frequently Asked Questions

How painful is pilonidal sinus surgery?

Since the surgery is performed under spinal anesthesia, the pain is less after the operation.

What is the best surgery for pilonidal sinus?

There are many different methods, depending on the patient and the size of the lesion.

Is surgery necessary for pilonidal sinus?

If it grows and is infected, the recurrence rate increases. Therefore, it should be treated when as smallest as it is detected.

How pilonidal sinus surgery is done?

With the open method, the wound is removed and left open, daily dressings are made. With the covered method, only the patient needs to be careful. The stitches are dressed for 15 days.The phenol method is the simplest and painless method.Under local anesthesia, a phenol drain is placed in the material, and the patient can return to work within 2 hours. In very large ones, a loop operation is performed with a flap. The patient movements has limited for up to 3 weeks.

Cautıons

*An ice pack for
12-24 hours might be helpful. *It is important that you continue to tuck a gauze into the wound. *For a week or two after surgery taking two showers a day is helpful. *It
is important that you eat regularly and for a while consume enough fiber.*

One night hospitalisation is needed.

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