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I have and ingrown hair at the line of my buttocks.the doctor did an incision n did the drainage but few years later it swells what treatment is good?

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Dr. Jerold Fadem answered

Pilonidal cyst: Requires surgical drainage and then definitive surgeical resection to prevent recurrent infections.

Answered 11/24/2013

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A member asked:

I have and ingrown hair at the line of my buttocks.the doctor did an incision n did the drainage but few years later it swells what treatment is good?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jerold Fadem answered

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