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I have a very painful pilonidal cyst in the middle in top of my buttocks.. do you recommend cold or hot compresses on it to ease the pain?

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Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

Specializes in Trauma Surgery

Hot and cold: Warm Sitz baths for now to help with the pain and Cold Steel in the near future. You need surgical excision.

Answered 9/24/2015

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