Body Image and Cosmesis after Pilonidal Disease Surgery

What You Should Remember in Managing Pilonidal Disease

“…For these reasons it should not be managed empirically. Although healing times seem not to be affected by the dressing types used (11), care should ideally follow an evidence-based protocol with guidelines covering all aspects of post-operative care. It should therefore include precise instructions about optimal positioning for wound assessment and care, use of systemic and topical antibiotics, local wound interventions, wound cleansing, peri-wound skin care, pain control, nutrition and pre and post-healing physical activities (18)(19)(20).…”

“…Few data exist about post-operative perception of body image and cosmesis scores after PSD surgery. According to Sengul et al ( 11 ), however, patients who have suffered PSD are mostly far more concerned about the reconstruction of their functional problems due to their chronic disease than the cosmetic outcome.…”