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Pilonidal sinus is a small hole or channel under the skin and has pus or inflamed fluid accumulation, which may also contain blood. This happens in the cleft, at the lower back or the top of the buttocks. Pilonidal cyst or the sinus may also have hair or dirt accumulation, which may cause severe pain and foul-smelling pus or bloody discharge.
People with regular sitting jobs are at a high risk of developing pilonidal sinus or cyst. It is more common in men, as compared to women. It happens when the hair at the top of the cleft (of the buttocks) gets pushed inside the body, causing dirt to push inside. The condition gets very painful at this stage. In a lot of cases, pilonidal sinus develops from an abscess.
Wearing Tight Clothes
Hair Puncture
Hormonal changes
Sitting for long hours
Obesity
Pus or blood draining from the abscess, causing a foul odor
Blood from the opening of the skin
Pain when sitting or standing
Pain while sitting
Hair Protruding from the lesion
A proctologist will firstly diagnose the pilonidal sinus by a physical examination. While examining, the doctor may ask you the following questions too.
Surgery is important to drain the pilonidal sinus. Surgery is also recommended if the pilonidal sinus causes pain and infection. At Pristyn Care, pilonidal sinus is treated by laser surgery, In this process, the surgeon makes an ablation in the sinus tract using a laser fiber. The incisions are 1 cm in length at maximum. The tract helps in efficient drainage of the sinus tract and facilitates fast healing of the wound.
Your safety is taken care of by thermal screening, social distancing, sanitized clinics and hospital rooms, sterilized surgical equipment and mandatory PPE kits during surgery.
Our surgeons spend a lot of time with you to diagnose your condition. You are assisted in all pre-surgery medical diagnostics. We offer advanced laser and laparoscopic surgical treatment. Our procedures are USFDA approved.
A dedicated Medical Coordinator assists you throughout the surgery journey from insurance paperwork, to free commute from home to hospital & back and admission-discharge process at the hospital.
We offer free follow-up consultations and instructions including dietary tips as well as exercises to every patient to ensure they have a smooth recovery to their daily routines.
