My husband has a pilonidal cyst on his tailbone that started as a pimple with pus and blood. It healed but came back a week later, now it's inflamed but no pus. We want to avoid surgery can homeopathy help treat this?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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Homeopathy has limited evidence; surgery is curative‚Äîchronic pilonidal sinus may need excision if recurrent.

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Answered 14/08/2025

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