Specifically about the healing. What happens if your cyst never heals completely?? I had the surgery over a year ago and it still hasn't completely healed up yet. I still have a hole there. It doesn't get infected or anything like that, it's just a hole. Any help would be much appreciated!
2006-12-19 18:10:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
That can happen. Hopefully, that's all that will happen. A pilonidal cyst may reoccur, even if surgically removed. Be sure to have your doctor check it out at your next appointment though to be sure everything is OK.
2006-12-19 18:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by TeriR 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Background: In 1833, Herbert Mayo described a cyst that contained hair just below the coccyx. Hodge in 1880 coined the name “pilonidal” from the Latin words pilus, which means hair, and nidus, which means nest. Pilonidal disease consists of a spectrum of entities ranging from asymptomatic hair containing cysts and sinuses to a large abscess in the sacrococcygeal area.
Surgery is the treatment.
Meticulous hygiene should be encouraged. Shaving of hair around the abscess or sinus should be considered to prevent recurrence.
More than 40% of patients develop recurrence of their symptoms.
2006-12-19 18:26:48 · answer #2 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋