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If my pilonidal cyst scar is bleeding after 2 years, is it recurring?

bkg94Oct 24, 2017
I've had 4 total pilonidal cyst surgeries and the bottom of my scar is bleeding now after 2 years from the last surgery. A plastic surgeon has reconstructed the area twice.

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