PILONIDAL

Nelson, Bcc:pilonidal

TTT Things Take Time! Keep throwing mud at a wall--some of it will stick! Look at Sandy's list- http://www.pilonidal.org/pdfs/PiloMDs_NON-USA_06_2010.pdf - 100 surgeons from the US and 70 from all over the world know of cleft lift. And when Sandy started a web on pilonidals there were NONE! Plus this message and others addressed to pilonidal goes by email to some 70+ professionals from over the world. Give us your experience and we will spread it around. Keep learning! Publish! Thanks for your past contributions and thanks for your teaching of the younger generation. And in August we will host a surgeon from Denmark to Oregon who comes to learn. And I, at urging of Sandy, have just started a blog. Do you have anything the world should know? Send it and I will get it out--the world may not listen but at least it will be off your mind. JUB



On Jun 28, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Rosen, Nelson G. wrote:

Very frustrating to read.

I am a pediatric surgeon but have not been turning away anyone who would benefit from a lift.

I have not been successful at encouraging my adult colleagues to adopt these techniques. I guess you can lead a horse to water, but that doesn't make the horse any smarter.

LIFT WORKS FOR OTHERS

An endorsement from a plastic surgeon in DC area.......

i do the cleft lift - done about 15 now. 2 i had to redo and the 2nd time all were succesful.

the two i had to redo i had to bring further from the midline. i didnt bring it far enough off midline.

i havent done pit picking yet as i am a plastic surgeon and mostly do recon surgery and only see others train wrecks.

the cleft lift flap in my opinion has revolutionized the treatment of pilonidal disease as before i had 50-75 % redos over and over again prior to doing cleft lift surgery.

thanks again for all the updates.

SELF CURE PILONIDAL

I will describe a self-cure for those interested. It is cumbersome but it works. Write a post and I will reply

Worried--pilonidal?

Worried over a sore over the tailbone? It may be a pilonidal? Look on www.pilonidal.org and tell us if we were useful. Paul, did you read this?

BOIL ON THE BUTT

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