Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory skin condition that can cause painful lumps underneath the skin. Plastic surgery, such as skin grafts and skin flaps, may help treat the condition.

Self-reported experiences among the patients showed that 76% of patients were extremely or very satisfied with their surgery and 58% of patients were satisfied with the appearance of their healed ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Hidradenitis suppurativa is a skin disorder that causes large, painful bumps that ...

Clinic-based surgery for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) had high patient satisfaction despite frequent recurrences, a retrospective cohort study showed. Patients said they were highly satisfied with ...

“If a patient is Hurley stage 3, where the tunnels and scarring have taken over an entire region of the body, they will most likely need surgery. The same is true for many patients with Hurley stage 2 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients had high rates of satisfaction and manageable pain after receiving in-clinic surgery for hidradenitis ...

Anisa Arsenault is the senior editorial director of the Health Group brands at People Inc. She previously managed news for Verywell Health. Imagine skin wounds painful enough to make sitting down ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HS unroofing for certain anatomic locations increased by as much as 116%. Dermatologists must help guide ...

"This review demonstrated minimal to no impact of these comorbidities on healing and complications following surgery, which indicates that the need for delays to optimize these comorbidities are ...

Posters presented at the Society for Pediatric Dermatology Annual Meeting found that pediatric deroofing can lead to patient satisfaction later in life. Posters presented at the Society for Pediatric ...