Oct. 25, 2002 — A new paradigm for the surgical approach to pilonidal disease, described in the October issue of the Archives of Surgery, allows cure for those cases which were formerly ...

The cleft lift procedure was developed by Dr. John Bascom, a colorectal surgeon who, in the 1980s and 1990s, pioneered a new understanding of pilonidal disease.

The cleft lift procedure was developed by Dr. John Bascom, a colorectal surgeon who, in the 1980s and 1990s, pioneered a new understanding of pilonidal disease. Challenging the traditional view that ...

The cleft lift procedure reduces the depth of the gluteal cleft, keeping the area shallow, dry, and well-aerated—conditions that prevent the trapping of hair and debris.