Pilonidal sinus or pilonidal cyst contains hair and skin debris. It may lead to infection under the skin and surgery is recommended in that case. It is not a serious or dangerous problem
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A pilonidal sinus (PNS) is a small hole or tunnel in the skin. It may fill with fluid or pus, causing the formation of a cyst or abscess. It occurs in the cleft at the top of the buttocks. A pilonidal cyst usually contains hair, dirt, and debris. It can cause severe pain and can often become infected. If it becomes infected, it may ooze pus and blood and have a foul odour. A PNS is a condition that mostly affects men and is also common in young adults. It’s also more common in people who sit a lot, like cab drivers. The exact cause of this condition isn’t known, but its cause is believed to be a combination of changing hormones (because it occurs after puberty), hair growth, and friction from clothes or from spending a long time sitting. Activities that cause friction, like sitting, can force the hair growing in the area to burrow back under the skin. The body considers this hair foreign and launches an immune response against it, similar to how it would react when dealing with a splinter. This immune response forms the cyst around your hair. Sometimes a person may have multiple sinuses that connect under the skin.
Anyone can get a pilonidal cyst, but certain people are at higher risk:
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Laser treatment to get rid of pilonidal sinus is more effective than any other remedies. Laser pilonidal sinus treatment involves using a laser radial fibre to ablate the sinus tract. Firstly, the tract is cleared off from any infected tissue by thorough cleaning/scooping.
Laser energy is then delivered and is used to thermally ablate and close off the abnormal pathway. The laser energy induces destruction of the epithelium and simultaneous obliteration of the tract by a shrinkage effect. The epithelialized tissue is being destroyed in a controlled way and the tract collapses to a very high degree. This also supports and accelerates the healing process.
Unlike conventional surgical methods, Laser Pilonidal Sinus treatment does not involves laying open the sinus tract, making the procedure highly effective and minimally invasive. As there are no big cuts, the procedure is practically bloodless, painless and requires no sutures. The laser treatment procedure takes about 30-40 minutes to complete and can be taken up as a day care procedure. After laser surgery, there is no major scarring due to minimal access, making the procedure scarless.
Pilonidal sinus or pilonidal cyst contains hair and skin debris. It may lead to infection under the skin and surgery is recommended in that case. It is not a serious or dangerous problem
If pilonidal sinus is not infected then surgical treatment is not required. Certain precautions can be followed at home for its healing. These precautions include:
Pilonidal sinus or cyst occurs due to thick body hair especially those that are coarse and curly. It is mostly common in males but females can also face this problem.
Laser treatment for Pilonidal Sinus is an advanced laser procedure. The main advantage of laser surgery is faster recovery with negligible pain and recurrence rate.
Pilonidal sinus is both curable as well as preventable. If the cyst is infected, then it can be cured through advanced laser procedure.
Most of the surgeries for Pilonidal sinus are done under General anesthesia. So apart from a pinprick there is not much you will feel. After that it's just like going into deep sleep.
Soon after your operation you may feel some discomfort and pain as the effect of the anesthetic medicine wears off. However, painkillers should solve your problem. You can start having sips of water after a couple of hours, and an hour thereafter, a regular full diet can be started
You can start walking the same day. There need not be any change in your toilet patterns. You will probably need time off work, although this depends on how you are feeling and the type of work you do. After a laser surgery you can join office work from 3rd day. If you have undergone a flap surgery or have stitches, you can join office after 2 weeks. In any case, strenuous work should be avoided for the first 2 weeks. You can start mild to moderate exercise as soon as you feel able to. However, if you have stitches, you will have to avoid activities that disrupt the stitches for up to 4 weeks
As the cause of Pilonidal sinus is excessive thick hair that breaks and gets embedded into the skin, the problem of recurrence is always looming large. The recurrence can be prevented to a large extent by using temporary methods like razors, hair removal creams etc. However, it is extremely bothersome for the patients to do this regularly, that too at a rather inaccessible area of the body. Thus, permanent hair reduction with Lasers (Diode, Nd-YAG) is advised to reduce hair growth and hair thickness in the area.
