Hello I'm 22 years old by studying my symptoms in internet I came to know that I having a Pilonidal sinus. What I have to do now.

Question

Pilonidal sinus is a small cyst/abscess that occurs in the cleft at the top of buttock. It usually contains hair/dirt/debris. It can cause severe pain and become infected and can ooze pus/blood and emit foul odour. It mostly affects young adult male and people who sit a lot like cab driver.
Symptom
1. Pain while sitting/standing
2. Swelling of cyst with discharge of pus/blood emiting foul odour
3. Hair protruding from lesion
4. Formation of one or more sinus tract
treatment
1. A course of antibiotic to reduce inflammation
2. Surgery.

Lalit Kumar Tripathy · Accepted Answer

Pilonidal sinus is a small cyst/abscess that occurs in the cleft at the top of buttock. It usually contains hair/dirt/debris. It can cause severe pain and become infected and can ooze pus/blood and emit foul odour. It mostly affects young adult male and people who sit a lot like cab driver.
Symptom
1. Pain while sitting/standing
2. Swelling of cyst with discharge of pus/blood emiting foul odour
3. Hair protruding from lesion
4. Formation of one or more sinus tract
treatment
1. A course of antibiotic to reduce inflammation
2. Surgery.

Mool Chand Gupta · Answer

Surgery.