It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks! And it’s a challenge to get surgeons to change the way they treat a particular condition after residency training. Surgeons are trained by their mentors to do things in a certain way. Most are wedded to that way. Change is difficult and many surgeons are cautious in adopting new surgicalContinue reading “How do we Teach Proper Pilonidal Surgery Technique? “
Few surgeons truly have a desire or interest in taking care of pilonidal patients and many of their operations make the problem worse. Not everyone should be performing the cleft lift. It is technically demanding, requires good three-dimensional planning, and adequate patience to meticulously perform the operation. So, if the surgeon you’re consulting withContinue reading “How do you know if a surgeon is a pilonidal expert?”
After four failed and mentally taxing surgeries, I knew I needed to find a surgeon that truly cared about the outcome of their patients . . . finding the Sternberg Clinic was a game changer! Not only was the process of flying and staying in San Francisco (from UT) to get surgery very pleasant (thanksContinue reading “‘Please don’t get any other surgeries besides the Cleft Lift’”
During my training as a general and colon and rectal surgeon, I was complicit in many poorly planned and executed operations for pilonidal disease. Patients would come to the operating room with a symptomatic but small appearing problem, and they would leave with a huge hole in their backside. In the resident clinic I would see theseContinue reading “Surgeons, please partner with me in changing the way we treat pilonidal disease.”
It has been almost a year since my cleft lift surgery and I have had no issues. Outpatient surgery, I was on my way home the next day. Recovery was so quick and painless. After suffering for years with this disease and always worrying about sitting too hard, or another infection, the pain… now, IContinue reading “‘I recommend this procedure 100%’”
I went to get the surgery from Dr.Sternberg three months ago and it’s completely changed my life for the better. In the first two weeks I was completely pain free and able to move around like nothing happened. Two weeks later, I was able to get back into the gym and was able to doContinue reading “‘Completely changed my life for the better’”
My teenage son was 16 when he found an odd little hole near his tail bone. We were at the doctor that day and they informed us that he had a pilonidal cyst. If you’re reading this review you know how deadly they can be and within four days he was in surgery. TheContinue reading “‘Bottom line – Dr. Sternberg is an ACE at this procedure’”
At the beginning of 2019, I was diagnosed with a “pilonidal cyst,” something I had never heard of before. My first surgery was March of 2019. It wasn’t with the surgeon I had been referred to since he no longer performs that type of surgery. Since it is supposedly such an easy procedure, I wasContinue reading “‘He gave me hope when I had none’”
If you or a family member have been suffering from pilonidal disease and you are desperately searching for a solution you can stop looking and contact Dr. Sternberg. My son had two prior surgeries each making his condition worse. We spent months at a wound clinic only to be told after several months there wasContinue reading “‘Never met a better doctor and I am a nurse’”
We were given the diagnosis for pilonidal disease by our family physician for our child. We found Dr. Sternberg through the international pilonidal society platform. From start to finish, every step was flawless; Dr. Sternberg delivers the best and latest treatment for pilonidal disease. My child had no issues during the procedure or post-op. Dr.Continue reading “‘From start to finish, every step was flawless’”
