Nd:YAG laser surgery for the excision of pilonidal cysts: A comparison with traditional techniques

Radiofrequency Pilonidal Sinus Excision: Better Option to Wide Excision and Open Wound Healing Technique

“…This invariably results in burning of the adjacent healthy tissues and cause more pain and delay in wound healing (34) . Nd: YAG (35) and Ruby lasers (36) have also been used in the surgery of pilonidal sinus disease and have reported to reduce pain and length of hospitalization with early return to work.The radiofrequency also works in a manner similar to the laser minus its attending disadvantages like the risk of misdirected reflected beams and prolonged wound healing period (37,38) . Noteworthy is the fact that the cost of treatment with lasers is very high.…”

Pilonidal Sinus Disease Treated by Depilation Using an 800 nm Diode Laser and Review of the Literature

“…This also results in a decrease in the tensile strength of the wound that does not acquire the same tensile strength of similar tissue treated with a standard scalpel excision until 14 to 21 days of healing 19–21 . The neodymium:yttrium‐aluminum‐garnet contact tip cutting laser also has been used in the treatment of PSD 22,23 . This device concentrates its laser energy into a sapphire cutting tip instead of releasing it as a collimated laser beam, thereby decreasing excess peripheral thermal damage and allowing for more precise cutting compared with a CO 2 laser 22 …”

“…[19][20][21] The neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet contact tip cutting laser also has been used in the treatment of PSD. 22,23 This device concentrates its laser energy into a sapphire cutting tip instead of releasing it as a collimated laser beam, thereby decreasing excess peripheral thermal damage and allowing for more precise cutting compared with a CO 2 laser. 22 The use of depilating lasers for the treatment of PSD is a relatively new development.…”

A comparison of two operations for pilonidal sinus disease

“…Nd-YAG 24 and Ruby lasers 25 have been used in treating pilonidal disease and are reported to reduce pain, length of hospitalisation and early return to work similar to the procedure conducted by us with the radiofrequency device. The radiofrequency instrument has almost all the advantages of laser without the attending disadvantages like the risk of misdirected reflected beams, the prolonged healing period involved and the high cost of treatment.…”