Laser depilation of the natal cleft - An aid to healing the pilonidal sinus

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-32

  Odili, Joy ^a   Gault, David ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hair removal; Laser; Natal cleft; Pilonidal sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PAIN; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILONIDAL SINUS; RECURRENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036143464     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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