re: Looking for a pilonidal cyst specialist in South Louisiana.

That Seldom works with the pilonidal cysts, they are ingrown hairs that create irregular tracts. Have to get all the disease( tracts) out. Usually there are air pits, kind of like gas vents to the deeper infection. I inject those with methylene blue to stain the deeper tracts. That’s the only way I know to be sure all the diseased tracts are removed. Now, it’s good to drain an abcess when it first presents, and let it calm down. You want this to be an elective surgery, because if inflamed, it’s a bloody mess, and more blood loss that you want during surgery. So, initially drain the abcess, antibiotics for a week, surgery in 2-3 weeks is my routine