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PLEASE read this welcome note first...
Hello, these are digital pictures of my healing progression from an open pilonidal cystectomy. They are graphic, but give good insight to anyone who is curious about open wounds of this nature. I had 3 prior closed surgeries and was hoping this procedure would finally fix it.
I can not stress this next point enough: *Please note that my wound was of above average size due to extensive tunneling and a large amount of tissue being removed. Most wounds are about a quarter the size of mine or smaller* When you see the first pictures from my open surgery, you will be shocked. Also note that due to the location of pilonidal cysts you will be seeing my buttocks.
Update: Jan 21st, 2006- I am doing great. I have been working a very physical job, 40 hours a week. I have had no problems running, jumping, sitting, or climbing ladders. I'm almost forgetting I ever had surgery!
Another Update: July 21st, 2006. I am still fine. No problems whatsoever to report. I am going to post these next few things in response to a lot of e-mails I receive.
Update: January, 2008. Things are still as good as can be. I get so many e-mails but do not have the time to respond to all of them. I wish you all the best.
Update: July, 2009. No problems to report. I've done lots of things that I thought I'd never do again. Such as riding my bike and riding rollercoasters.
A few things to point out:
Number 1: The pain. Yeah it hurts quite a bit the first 10 days post-surgery. But just take it easy and know it will get better.
Number 2: It took me two months before I could resume normal activities. This is much longer than average.
Number 3: I recommend the open surgery first since I had such a bad experience with the closed procedures. I get a lot of questions about that. My dad had a pilonidal cyst also when he was younger, and it cleared up after 1 open surgery.
And number 4: Yes you can use these photos for schoolwork, or any other purpose that will spread pilonidal cyst and/or wound knowledge. |
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| November 12th, 2004 | Healing Progression of my open Pilonidal Cystectomy in March 2004.
These are pictures before and after my pilonidal cystectomy. You can look at the date the photos were taken in the pictures filename. The first pictures look pretty gruesome and some people would wonder why anyone would subject themselves to such a procedure. My answer is simply because the cyst was painful, constantly draining, tunneling, and I was risking a serious infection. I would much rather be in the healing process than going nowhere. Newest update: Jan 21st, 2006- I am doing great. I have been working a very physical job, 40 hours a week. I have had no problems running, jumping, sitting, or climbing ladders. I'm almost forgetting I ever had surgery!
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| August 23rd, 2004 | Wound Care Supplies -- Look here if you want to see what kind of supplies I used to take of my open wound.
Here are some pictures of the supplies I have been using throughout my healing process. If you have the open surgery you will need a lot of them. The packing is changed twice a day. Inside the wound we use gauze pads moistened in saline solution with an ABD pad on top. A removable shower head has worked great to cleanse the entire wound area in the mornings.
If your insurance does not cover the supplies, I suggest ordering them from a website such as http://www.vitalitymedical.com or http://www.allegromedical.com. I have been using Vitality Medical.
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| May 20th, 2004 | Closed Surgeries - Older Pilonidal Cyst pictures
These are older pictures from 2002 and 2003 of closed surgeries and openings.
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