Shave hair?

Q: When you say “we have not used laser”, I wonder what you do recommend. Is hair removal essential? Pilonidal.org seems to say so. A:......... Opinions change. I once thought so, and many good people still do, my attention is currently focused on the pit and the abscess, poorly drained and anaerobic because sealed at the surface as the buttocks and the cleft are squeezed closed 24/7. Hair plays a part and removal is never hurtful but I see removal as not essential. .....