Pilonidal Cyst Treatment a Short Drive From Larchmont Village
Larchmont handles most of life within a few blocks: coffee, groceries, the farmers market on Sunday. Pilonidal disease needs one thing the Boulevard cannot stock, a colorectal surgeon who removes the cyst permanently. That practice sits ten minutes west on Third Street, inside the Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers.
Asked Over Coffee, Answered Honestly
My doctor drained a cyst near my tailbone twice this year and says we can keep doing that, or I can have it “properly removed” someday. It always settles down eventually. How do I know when it is time?
Twice in a year is the answer to your own question. A pilonidal cyst that has drained more than once has a permanent tract under the skin, and every future flare is already scheduled; you just cannot see the dates. Drainage will keep working as first aid and will never work as a cure.
The definitive option is not the ordeal it used to be. A flap repair removes the whole tract and closes the skin the same day, outpatient. No open wound, no packing, recurrence near zero in published series. Most patients are back to normal life in days and wish they had stopped settling for round numbers of drainages years earlier.
— The surgical team, Pilonidal Institute
The Short Version of Treatment
One consult, one surgery
Both at the Medical Towers on Third; records reviewed before you arrive so decisions happen fast.
Complete removal
Cyst and every sinus branch excised, site rebuilt with healthy off-midline tissue, closed the same hour.
Photo follow-up
Healing is tracked remotely. You return to the office only if something genuinely needs eyes-on.
Specialists Ten Minutes From the Boulevard
Dr. Yosef Nasseri
MD, FACS, FASCRSDouble board-certified colorectal surgeon, Associate Professor at Cedars-Sinai, published on flap-based pilonidal repair.
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Dr. Moshe Barnajian
MD, FASCRSColorectal surgeon focused on complex and recurrent pilonidal cases, trained at Cedars-Sinai and Stony Brook.
About →West on Third, Park Under the Building
From Larchmont Boulevard, Third Street west past La Brea and Fairfax lands you at Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers, 8635 W 3rd St, Suite 880W, Los Angeles, CA 90048 in about ten minutes. Parking is validated, and morning consults pair nicely with a Boulevard errand on the way back.
Map It →Larchmont Asks
Can I book around the farmers market and school pickup?
Yes; the office schedules tightly and runs on time. Consultations take under an hour including paperwork, and surgery is a single morning.
My cyst never fully drains, it just aches. Same disease?
Very likely. Chronic low-grade pilonidal disease aches rather than erupts. An exam distinguishes it from other tailbone issues quickly.
What do I do about a flare that starts on a Friday night?
Call the office line; instructions cover after-hours situations. If an abscess needs urgent drainage locally, definitive repair with us is planned once it settles.
How visible is the scar in daily life?
It is a thin flat line, off the midline, invisible in ordinary clothing and swimwear. Healed examples are on our results page.
Do you take my PPO?
Most PPO plans, yes. The staff verifies benefits before booking so nothing about cost arrives as a surprise.
Handle It Like Any Village Errand
Ten minutes west, one outpatient procedure, done. Your Sunday routine will not miss a beat.
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