{"id":1409,"date":"2021-06-13T10:39:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T10:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/?p=1409"},"modified":"2021-07-06T12:25:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T12:25:12","slug":"top-8-facts-about-pilonidal-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/blog\/top-8-facts-about-pilonidal-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 8 Facts About Pilonidal Disease?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Getting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/pilonidal-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pilonidal disease<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is never fun. Check out this article for the top 8 facts about this disease, and find answers to all the questions you may have regarding the problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you have questions like: What is pilonidal disease? What are the pilonidal disease symptoms? And what\u2019s the best pilonidal disease treatment? Worry no more as we will answer all the above, putting your mind at ease when discussing this disease.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What is pilonidal disease?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are you wondering what is pilonidal disease? Pilonidal disease, also known as pilonidal sinus, is a small hole above the buttocks that usually contains lots of hair and dead skin. It can be quite hard to find and often looks just like a big pimple.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What causes pilonidal disease?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-1411 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease.jpg\" alt=\"A Man Holding His Head\" width=\"1254\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271254%27%20height%3D%27836%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201254%20836%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271254%27%20height%3D%27836%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/What-causes-pilonidal-disease.jpg 1254w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When hair gets trapped between the buttocks, it drills into the skin and creates a small hole in an attempt to grow out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The biggest problem is when the hole gets infected. This can cause massive amounts of pain for the person who has this disease.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>To whom does this disease commonly occur?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pilonidal sinuses most commonly occur in men. This is mainly due to this gender growing more hair, so it is easier for them to get this disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also occurs in those who are obese. This is because the skin folds much more often for these people, creating the perfect environment for hair to get trapped.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Those who sit for long periods of time, like bus drivers, are also quite likely to get this disease.\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Can it be deadly?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the majority of cases, a pilonidal sinus is not fatal. However, there are a few cases where it can become deadly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If an infection in the area goes undetected, there is a possibility that it could spread throughout the body, which can be life-threatening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In rare cases, a pilonidal sinus causes squamous cell carcinoma (the second most common type of skin cancer). When you visit a doctor, they will test for this by taking a pus sample in the area.\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What are the pilonidal disease symptoms?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Those who have this disease often do not notice they have it until it gets infected. When this happens, they may have the following pilonidal disease symptoms:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pain around the top of the buttocks area<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Red skin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inflammation around the hole<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pus or blood draining from the hole<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A distinct repugnant smell from the pus\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fever or nausea<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Is there pilonidal disease treatment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are suffering from this disease, you may be wondering if there is any treatment to stop it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before we go into the pilonidal disease treatment, you first need to know that the different treatments depend on what symptoms you have, how large the sinus is, and how long you\u2019ve had it for.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Draining the Pus<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you only have a small amount of pus built up in the hole, only a minor operation will be needed to treat it. Simply drilling a hole into the abscess will drain all the pus from the hole, greatly reducing the pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although this sounds quite painful, you don\u2019t need to worry. A general or local anesthetic will be administered to you, which will significantly help ease the pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After receiving the treatment, you may still be in pain between 4 to 6 weeks afterward before recovering.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Removing the Sinus<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-1412 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus.jpg\" alt=\"A Doctor Who Examines the Sinuses\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%271024%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%201024%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%271024%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/advanced-surgical-physicians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Removing-the-Sinus.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have an extremely large sinus or one that constantly gets infected, it must be removed. In this treatment, the surgeon cuts out the sinus and takes away some of the skin around it. This leaves the hole open, allowing it to heal itself naturally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once again, you will be under a general anesthetic, so the treatment should be relatively painless. However, after completing the treatment, there will be a recovery time of 6 to 12 weeks before you feel just like usual again.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Closing the Wound<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have a large sinus, and it gets infected all the time, the doctor may decide that it needs to be closed. If this is the case, the surgeon will cut the sinus and the skin on either side before stitching together the two sides to keep it shut.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A general anesthetic will put you under, and after ten days, your doctor will remove the stitches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although with this treatment, the recovery time is much shorter than when your doctor removes a sinus because there is a much higher chance of infection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Cleaning the Sinus<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With this procedure, a camera (also known as an endoscope) is placed in the sinus area, showing a clear picture of how infected the area is. Using what was found from the camera, then your doctor will remove problematic hair and skin from the area, and the sinus is cleaned. After this, your doctor will heat the sinus for closure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A spinal or local anesthetic will be used. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3956091\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">benefit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of this treatment is that it is much less invasive than others mentioned here and has a higher chance of success because of this. Within a month or so, you should recover and get back to feeling your best.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Can this disease be prevented?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you don\u2019t have this disease and are looking for ways to prevent it, take a look at a few tips below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep it clean<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the leading cause of this disease is dead skin and hair getting caught in the abscess, keeping the area clean will go a long way to preventing it from becoming worse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Try losing weight<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Those with more weight often find that their skin overlaps, causing the pilonidal sinus to occur. Losing weight will ensure that there will be a much lower chance of this disease arising.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ensure not to sit down for a long time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another way to prevent pilonidal sinus is by not sitting down for long periods. As the skin tends to fold when sitting down, this creates the perfect environment for this disease to flourish. Standing up now and then will help stop pilonidal sinuses from forming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remove the Hairs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you have had this disease before and are looking for ways to prevent it from happening again or getting worse? If so, we propose that routinely shaving or removing hair in that area. Hair removal will go a long way in ensuring it doesn\u2019t appear again.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Do I need to do anything before my appointment?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before getting the treatment, the doctor is likely to ask you a range of questions to ensure you get the best treatment for your condition. Getting some answers ready for these questions is key to ensure you are properly prepared for your appointment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your doctor will likely ask you the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are your symptoms?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What makes the pain easier? What makes it worse?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What medications you currently taking?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you have or have you had a fever recently?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Does your job require you to sit all day?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Speak to the Experts<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With almost everything covered relating to pilonidal sinuses, we hope you\u2019ve found everything you need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you think you may have a pilonidal sinus and want to get treatment? If so, why not give Advanced Surgical Physicians a call.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Located in Palm Beach County, Florida, we have years of experience conducting treatments for this disease and know exactly what\u2019s needed to stop you from feeling pain in that area again. Book an appointment today. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting pilonidal disease is never fun. Check out this article for the top 8 facts about this disease, and find answers to all the questions you may have regarding the problem.\u00a0 Do you have questions like: What is pilonidal disease? What are the pilonidal disease symptoms? And what\u2019s the best pilonidal disease treatment? 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