Pilonidal Sinus Laser Treatment

The modern daycare treatment of infected pilonidal sinus in painless so it does not inflict pain or intensify discomfort.

Pilonidal sinus laser treatment.

So no part of a light beam is in contact with the tissues but a red hot fiber optic tip is used to burn tissues. A pilonidal sinus also called pilonidal cyst pilonidal abcess or sacrococcygeal fistula is a cyst small sac or tunnel in the skin. In the case of eradicating a pilonidal sinus the laser is attached to a fiber optic conduit which brings the light energy to a specialized tip that turns the light into heat. Laser pilonidalplasty lpp this procedure is done using leonardo laser.

The advanced laser assisted surgery helps resolve the condition as the surgery intends to clean out the infected area and remove the pit so that infection does not recur. Pilonidal laser treatment may reduce the risk of recurrence but there are also other advantages that make it a better option for many patients than traditional surgery. In the end the sinus tract is sealed with a laser fiber. Objectives were to investigate its effectiveness in terms of operation time healing time and the duration of hospitalization the degree of postoperative complications and rate of recurrence.

Laser treatment for pilonidal sinus. Laser assisted endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment la epsit is an exclusive treatment of choice at our clinic for most of our pilonidal cyst patients it is the combination of the aji procedure with the endoscopic tools that makes it so effective and popular. During the procedure local anesthesia is given and then a small cut is made. The doctor inserts this probe into the opening of the pilonidal sinus and positions it so the laser beam is in line with the pilonidal opening.

Both traditional surgery and laser treatment is considered an outpatient procedure and most patients go home the same day. Pulses of laser energy are applied to the wound to close up the sinus. The cyst usually contains hair and skin debris. It develops over the tailbone at the top of the cleft of the buttocks.

Laser treatments enable you to carry out your normal routine after 2 3 days with certain precautions it is seen that because of leading a sedentary lifestyle pilonidal sinus has gotten more common in the young adult age group and rare cases in people above the age of 40 years. The laser light destroys the lining of the tract and collapses the opening. Advantages of lpp negligible recurrence rate. More than one cyst may develop and these are linked by tunnels under the skin.

An exploratory prospective study was planned with the aim to evaluate a new technique for the treatment of pilonidal sinus laser pilonidotomy.