Table Of Contents
- What is Pilonidal Sinus Treatment
- What Causes Pilonidal Sinus?
- What are Symptoms of Pilonidal Sinus ?
- Laser Pilonidal Sinus Treatment
What is Pilonidal Sinus Treatment
A Pilonidal sinus, also called as Pilonidal cyst, Pilonidal abscess or Sacrococcygeal fistula is a cyst (small sac) or tunnel in the skin. It develops over the tailbone at the top of the cleft of the buttocks.
A characteristic feature of the pilonidal sinus is the presence of hair (the hair ruptures the skin and gets embedded within the sinus). A pilonidal sinus or a cyst is also known to contain skin debris, dirt. An infection of the pilonidal cyst may trigger the release of blood and pus from the cyst which is often foul smelling and associated with an excruciating pain. More than one cyst may develop, and these are linked by tunnels under the skin.
A skin problem, pressure or friction may cause hair between the buttocks to be pushed inwards. This may either be hair growing around the buttock area, or loose hair shed from the buttocks or elsewhere that gathers around the buttock cleft and enters the pilonidal sinus.
What Causes Pilonidal Sinus?
- Wearing tight clothes leading excess sweat and dirt deposit in the natal cleft
- Rubbing the skin hardly creating an opening for the hair fall area
- Hair puncture
- Hormonal changes in the body
- Sitting for long hours
- Excess and coarse hair growth on the body
What are Symptoms of Pilonidal Sinus ?
- Formation of a small dimple like structure
- Watery, purulent discharge from the pilonidal sinus
- Pain while sitting or a little push due to tight clothing
- When infected, the skin turns red and delicate
- Large painful mass
- Feeling nauseous and weak frequently
Laser Pilonidal Sinus Treatment
- Now a days more and more patients are preferring for laser treatment of pilonidal sinus .As compared to the conventional surgery, laser surgery is quite convenient to the patient. Laser removes infected structure from pilonidal sinus. It is comparatively very less time consuming than a conventional surgery.
- With the advancement in science and technology laser treatment of pilonidal sinus is possible. Laser surgery or laser treatment is a day care procedure that offer several advantages over surgical procedure .
- Laser causes minimal or no collateral tissue damage and hence, post-operative pain is minimum, and recovery is excellent.
