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Suggest Treatment For Pilonidal Sinus Problem
hi, i have pilonidal sinus problem from past 3 months,
first time when it occured doctor made a cut their and removed the puss n then asked me to take precautions by placing soft cloth in that area, but even after that it occured after a month, but it was not much, again after few weeks it again recurred.
what should i do.
first time when it occured doctor made a cut their and removed the puss n then asked me to take precautions by placing soft cloth in that area, but even after that it occured after a month, but it was not much, again after few weeks it again recurred.
what should i do.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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If the pilonidal sinus gets infected repeatedly than it must be surgically excised ..thus is the best treatment.
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