Advance Care Centre For Pilonidal Sinus
What is Pilonidal Sinus?
Pilonidal sinus is a small hole or tunnel in the skin which is filled with pus. This forms a cyst or an abscess in the cleft at the top of buttocks. The pilonidal sinus usually contains hair, dirt and debris. It can be extremely painful and can become infected quickly.
If it gets infected, it may ooze pus or blood and emit a foul odour.
What are the common symptoms of Pilonidal Sinus?
- High fever above 100o F
- Pus oozing out of the lump of hair in the buttocks region
- Intense region in the cleft of buttocks
- Bleeding from the sinus present in the buttocks area
- Bulges under the skin around the cleft or the buttocks region
Laser treatment for Pilonidal Sinus
At Eravio Hospital, we have the best doctors of Navi Mumbai treating these conditions using the latest laser technology for best results. The doctors not only treat the conditions, but also provide counselling for the same to avoid future troubles.
The laser treatment for treating pilonidal sinus is a non-invasive and a painless technique leading to phenomenal healing of the cyst. The laser device removes the inflammable structures and sinuses. This entire procedure takes 30 minutes at the most.
The laser treatment does not lead to any collateral damage and results in quicker healing in the most painful manner. Most importantly, there is no risk of any recurrence.
Laser Treatment vs Surgery
Main Feature
- Patient Hospital Stay
- Post-Operative Pain
- Recovery Time
- Recurrence
- Complications
- Procedure duration
Laser
- 24 Hours
- Low
- 1-3 days
- Low
- Low
- Short
Surgical Procedure
- 3 to 7 days
- High
- 7-15 days
- High
- High
- L
Causes of Pilonidal Sinus
- Congenital deformities in the buttocks and anal region.
- Consistent stress on the buttocks and anus region for an extended period.
- Unexpected hair growth in the anal or buttocks area.
- Broken hair follicles penetrating the area and developing an infection .
- Profession involving too much sitting in one place such as long-distance driving.
- Presence of excessive hair all over the body.
Why Eravio for treating Fistula?
Advanced diagnostic tools
Expert doctors on the job
Cutting edge laser technology
Insurance covered
Day care procedure
EMI facility
Things you should know about Pilonidal Sinus
Q. What are the causes of pilonidal sinus?
A. Causes of pilonidal sinus
- Congenital deformities in the buttocks and anal region
- Consistent stress on the buttocks and anus region for an extended period
- Unexpected hair growth in the anal or buttocks area
- Broken hair follicles penetrating the area and developing an infection
- Profession involving too much sitting in one place such as long-distance driving
- Presence of excessive hair all over the body