Procedure:
Removal of a sinus (track)/cyst/abscess between the buttocks. The wound is left open and may take 2-3 weeks or longer to heal.
Risks of this procedure:
There are some risks/complications, which include:
(a) The wound may need to be left open and packed regularly until it heals and this could be several weeks.
(b) The wound, if sutured, may break open and discharge blood or infected material. This may need further surgery.
(c) The scar may thicken and redden and be painful.
(d) The sinus problem may recur. This may need further surgery.
(e) Increased risk in obese people of wound infection, chest infection, heart and lung complications and thrombosis.
(f) Increased risk in smokers of wound and chest infections, heart and lung complications and thrombosis