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What is the recovery time for a pilonidal cyst surgery?
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Pilonidal Surgery: Full recovery from pilonidal cyst surgery may take from several days to weeks depending on the form of surgery performed. For cases where the wound is closed after drainage, recovery would take a lot faster while for cases wherein the wound is left open and allowing the insides to heal first would take several weeks.
Answered 4/12/2018
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Everyone's different: Most people are pretty sore for 2 weeks than do well. If infected , you may have an open wound and need dressing changes for 6-8 weeks
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