Lindsay A. Gil

Nov 8, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Peter C. Minneci |Delaware Valley |Lindsay A. Gil |Jennifer Cooper

Key PointsQuestion  Is laser epilation (LE) as an adjunct to standard care more effective in reducing pilonidal disease recurrence than standard care alone? Findings  In this randomized clinical trial of 302 adolescents and young adults, recurrence rates over 1 year were significantly lower in the LE group vs the standard care group.

Sep 20, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Lindsay A. Gil |Katherine Deans |Peter C. Minneci

Moving Toward Minimally Invasive Treatments and Better Risk Characterization for Pilonidal Disease—Reply In Reply We thank Garg and Hemrajani as well as Lev-Tov for their interest in our Review and for taking the time to share their thoughts for discussion.

May 31, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Lindsay A. Gil |Katherine Deans |Delaware Valley |Peter C. Minneci

Abstract Importance  The management of pilonidal disease continues to be a challenge due to high rates of recurrence and treatment-associated morbidity. Observations  There is a heterogeneous repertoire of treatment modalities used in the management of pilonidal disease and wide practice variation among clinicians.