A Saudi surgeon's success

Resp. Dr.Bascom,

I am Dr.Iqbal Lohia from Jeddah, finished with 12 cases of cleft lift and am thankful for solving my surgical problem. All have healed and never midline problem. patient coming only once or twice for dressings. No dressing for 6 weeks after excision. Couple of patients having some wound infection at the rectal end ,but eventually healed without problem. At the end there is no cleft and patient even did not notice the same.

I have a request to obtain new DVD if possible. My address is

Dr.Iqbal Lohia

Medical Director and Surgeon,

Khalid Idriss Hospital,

P.O.B. 75, Jeddah 21411 (saudiArabia)

N.B. It will be nice if we can download from net as you are known to use advanced technology to educate other surgeon for solving their difficult problem (suggestion)........... Excellent suggestion. http://aboilonthebutt--pilonidal.blogspot.com/       I will try my blog.  I am depending on you to comment by email.  JUB 

 wrote:

Dear Maj Williams, Bcc:pilonidal  (That means copies of our messages go to an influential 64 + surgeons.  Keep records, publish, invent, improvise, you are already changing pilonidal practice all over the world.  Pass it on!)

Michele and others, do you have a CPT answer? JUB

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Williams, John W MAJ MIL USA MEDCOM BMACH" <john.wesley.williams@us.army.mil>

Date: December 14, 2010 6:02:54 AM PST

To: "John Bascom" <jbascomr@pacinfo.com>

Subject: Cleft lift (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification:  UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

Dr. Bascom,

Performed my first lift last week and things are looking great!  I hope
this is the answer my patients have been waiting for.

A question:  What CPT do you use for "pit picking"?

Look forward to the video.

Thank you,

John


John Williams, M.D.
MAJ, MC
General Surgery
Ft. Benning, GA

Will a cleft lift give permanent cure?

You feel uncertain, correct?   I also feel uncertain as to the precise answer to your questions.   Being an 85 year old retired surgeon, no longer in practice, informened with part information from the mail, and in an evolving field where no one knows the final answer.    I have offered you sources of information.  I guess your job is to investigate until you are content, make phone calls, ask experienced docs questions and ask them to examine you and finally it is your job to decide.  My choice is to whether to tell you my guess--which on incomplete evidence is "a pretty good chance".  What alternatives do you suggest?