Written by the surgeons who do the operations, for the people having them.
Every guide here is written and reviewed by a named surgeon at this hospital, and it says who. Where the research is thin or the studies disagree with each other, we say that too, rather than quoting whichever number reads best. Two of the guides below contradict what most clinic websites tell you about pilonidal surgery, because the evidence does not support the popular version.
Clinical figures come from published research and are cited at the foot of each page. Where a number comes from somewhere else, such as market cost estimates, it says so.
Pilonidal sinus
Most of the men who come to me about this have been putting up with it for a year. Some for five. What it is, why it happened to you, and what laser treatment actually involves.
The real range in India, the nine things that move it, and the day-care clause in health policies that catches people out after they have been admitted.
What is normal and what is not, day by day. When you can sit properly, drive, go back to the gym and swim, and the six things that mean pick up the phone.
Laser, wide excision, midline closure, flap surgery and pit picking, compared on healing, recurrence and scar. And why the published numbers disagree with each other.
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਪਾਇਲੋਨਾਈਡਲ ਸਾਈਨਸ ਕੀ ਹੈ, ਕਿਉਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਲੇਜ਼ਰ ਇਲਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
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In preparation
These guides are general information and do not replace being examined. Conditions vary a great deal between individuals, and the right treatment depends on findings that can only be assessed in person. Figures quoted describe groups of patients in published studies and cannot predict any individual result. If you have severe pain, a fever, or a swelling that is getting rapidly worse, seek medical help today.
Send us a message describing what is happening. If it can wait, we will say so. If it cannot, we will tell you that too.