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Nadi Vrana · Ano-rectal care in Jayanagar

Ayurvedic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment in Jayanagar, Bengaluru

A pilonidal sinus is a small tunnel in the skin at the top of the buttock cleft, usually containing trapped hair. It becomes infected repeatedly, discharging pus and blood. Kshara Sutra treats it without the wide excision and months of open wound dressing that conventional surgery often requires.

At a glance

Ayurvedic name
Nadi Vrana
Main treatment here
Kshara Sutra
Wide excision needed
No
Anaesthesia
Local
Thread changed
Weekly
Most affected
Young adults, and people who sit for long hours

Symptoms

  • A painful swelling at the top of the buttock cleft
  • Discharge of pus or blood, sometimes with an odour
  • One or more small pits visible in the cleft
  • Recurrent flare-ups in the same place
  • Pain that worsens with sitting or driving

What causes it

  • Ingrown hair driven back under the skin by friction
  • Long hours seated, common in drivers and desk workers
  • Deep natal cleft and dense body hair
  • Poor local hygiene in a sweat-prone area
  • Recurrence after previous excision surgery

Why do people avoid pilonidal surgery?

Conventional treatment removes a wide ellipse of skin, leaving a wound in an area that is hard to keep clean and slow to close. Patients often face weeks of dressings, restricted sitting, and a real chance of recurrence or wound infection afterwards.

Because the wound sits directly in the natal cleft, it is under constant tension and exposed to moisture. That combination is why healing is often prolonged and why recurrence rates after excision remain frustratingly high.

Kshara Sutra takes the opposite approach. A malleable probe maps the tract, the medicated thread is threaded through it, and the tract is cut and healed progressively from the inside. No wide skin removal, no large open wound, and dressings that a patient can manage between weekly visits.

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Common questions

Recurrence is reduced when the entire tract is followed and cleared, which is what the weekly thread change is designed to achieve. Keeping the area hair-free and dry afterwards matters considerably, and you will be given specific instructions on this.

Short periods of sitting are usually fine. Long drives and prolonged desk sitting are best broken up in the early weeks, since pressure over the area slows healing. Specific advice depends on your tract and your work.

Not sure if it is pilonidal sinus?

Rectal bleeding and anal pain have several possible causes, and they are treated very differently. A single examination settles it. Message us and we will find you a slot this week.

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