Pilonidal cysts – an unknown discomfort
In most cases, pilonidal cysts (by physicians also referred to as sinus pilonidalis) appear between the age of 20 and 30. Estimates assume that in Germany alone, 26 out of 100,000 people develop pilonidal cysts every year. Men are affected about two to three times more often than women.
But most people don’t really know what pilonidal cysts actually are. The following pages give you relevant information on how pilonidal cysts develop, what the available treatment options are – and why the laser procedure SiLaC® should be first choice to physicians and patients alike.