- Sitting a tub of warm water may help alleviate the pain as well as reduce the size of the cyst, avoiding the necessity of seeing a physician.
- There are several methods for removing pilonidal cysts, all of which include lancing, draining of pus and hair removal. Recovery time, depending on the procedure, can take up to six weeks.
- There are no antibiotics for pilonidal cysts, and if not completely removed, they will regenerate and return as a new cyst, requiring additional medical treatment.
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