Pilonidal sinus, once rare, is increasingly common in Hyderabad, especially among young adults and software engineers due to ...

You can't completely get rid of a pilonidal cyst with home treatment, but there are several things you can do to help reduce pain and discomfort on your own.

Pilonidal cyst incision and drainage is a relatively simple procedure. A pilonidal cystectomy is more complex, but may be more effective at preventing recurrence.

A pilonidal sinus is a small tunnel that develops under the skin at the top of the crease in the buttocks. See pictures of a pilonidal sinus and learn about symptoms, causes, and treatment.

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.

Pilonidal sinus is a skin condition that causes infected and ingrown hairs around the crease of the buttocks, usually leading to a cyst or abscess.

A pilonidal cyst can be extremely painful, especially if it becomes infected. But the condition in itself isn’t life-threatening, and the outlook is positive with treatment.

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 ...

Commentary on a review focusing on the etiology and management of pilonidal sinus disease, published February 2011 in the British Journal of Surgery.

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 ...