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Laser epilation as an adjunct to standard care significantly reduces the 1-year recurrence rate of pilonidal disease in adolescents and young adults compared with standard care alone. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the efficacy of laser epilation as an adjunct to standard care compared with standard care alone in preventing pilonidal disease recurrence in adolescents and young adults.

November 8, 2023JAMA SurgeryOpen Access

Laser Epilation as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Reducing Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Adolescents and Young Adults

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To evaluate the efficacy of laser epilation as an adjunct to standard care compared with standard care alone in preventing pilonidal disease recurrence in adolescents and young adults.
Single-institution randomized clinical trial (NCT03276065) of 302 patients aged 11 to 21 years with pilonidal disease recruited at a tertiary children's hospital.
Participants were randomly assigned 1:1 to receive standard care alone (hygiene education and mechanical or chemical depilation) or standard care plus laser epilation, with 1-year follow-up.
The 1-year recurrence rate of pilonidal disease was significantly lower in the laser epilation group compared with standard care alone (absolute difference, -23.2%; 95% CI, -33.2% to -13.1%; P < .001).
Patients receiving laser epilation demonstrated significantly higher Child Attitude Toward Illness Scores at 6 months (median, 3.8 vs 3.6; P = .01).
No significant differences were observed between groups in disability days, health-related quality of life, health care satisfaction, perceived stigma, surgical excisions, or postoperative complications.

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Randomized trial demonstrates lower 1-year recurrence of pilonidal disease with adjunctive laser epilation in adolescents and young adults, supporting its use as standard care.

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Minneci et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaa54a93581ab7f19083ea1 https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2023.5526

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Randomized trial demonstrates lower 1-year recurrence of pilonidal disease with adjunctive laser epilation in adolescents and young adults, supporting its use as standard care.

Laser Epilation as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Reducing Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Adolescents and Young Adults

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Laser Epilation as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Reducing Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Adolescents and Young Adults

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