I had my pilonidal for several years before I found this website in my attempt to deal with the problem once and for all.
Through this site, I discovered the “cleft lift” proceedure as pioneered by Dr. John Bascom of Oregon. I decided to call Dr. Bascom, and he referred me to San Francisco based surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Sternberg who had been educated by Dr. Bascom as to how to perform the procedure.
I had the procedure and haven’t had any problems since! I’ve never had major surgery before, so I was a little unnerved by the whole process, which included a spinal anesthetic. I ended up having a drainage tube connected to the area for about a week after the procedure. Though inconvenient, it certainly beat having to do packing changes. The aftercare was pretty minimal, and in a few weeks I was back to normal.
I still have a little discomfort in the area where the abscess was if I put direct pressure on it, but that’s nothing compared to having a perpetually infected chronic abscess!
If you’re in the area, I highly suggest you check Dr. Sternberg out.
– GB
Patient Testimonials: The Blog
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- Get your Pilonidal Disease treated by an expertYou would think that surgeons would be more willing to refer when they’re out of their comfort zone Andrew is a college student who aspires to be a doctor. Hours of study made the pilonidal abscess that he had sinceContinue reading “Get your Pilonidal Disease treated by an expert”
- Surgeons, Don’t Do That. Please!Lori is a vibrant woman in her 20s who lives in the Southwest of the United Sates. In her late teens she began to develop Pilonidal Disease. Abscesses would flare a few times a year. They would swell, pop, andContinue reading “Surgeons, Don’t Do That. Please!”
- ‘I’m overwhelmed with relief ‘Thanks to Dr. Sternberg I have a new shot at a normal life. For five years I had to deal with a never ending leaking wound on my backside that never went away, until now. From start to finish, everyContinue reading “‘I’m overwhelmed with relief ‘”
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