I would like more information about Surgery for Hidradenitis Suppurativa?

With a lot of minicycline and steroid cream, I had gotten my one HS boil down to the size of a regular marble. The CO2 laser surgery removed the boil (12/04/17) and surrounding skin down to the fat. Because there is little to no blood with this type of surgery, the surgeon can clearly see diseased tissue. An area 2-1/2 “ long and 1-1/4 “ wide had to be excised. It was left open and bandaged several times a day. I covered it with diaper rash cream, 40% zinc oxide. No infection. It healed over in 7 weeks. No recurrence so far.

I have been researching information on hydrodenitus supprativa for my husband who had a chronic condition with huge boils under his armpit and buttocks for almost 20 years...it more recently was in his armpits though and he would have huge boils twice a month he would have to get drained. I had him try everything I found online from diet, soap changes etc....nothing worked. It got so bad that a doctor was going to skin graph his armpits. I found online something about humira possibly working on HS and convinced the doctor to let him try it. He was on the drug for 6 months and then stopped the humira. He has not had 1 boil since then. ...I hate to say hes cured but it's been really promising.....thought I would pass this along since I may be able to help others with this skin condition.

Would like some advice on getting surgery for HS have asked and asked GP and always said no have had HS for 10 years now and have it under armpits and groin. Did your surgery work and how did you get approved for surgery

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Hi I had a surgery on both sides of my groin last October. The surgeon removed the damaged tissue and stitched it up. It took me about 1 month to completely heal. But I felt much better after the surgery.

i just had this surgery two weeks ago. it was in my buttox area on both sides i have been suffering from HS for several years. It took a few trips to the dermatologist and two to a general surgeon to get it scheduled. The left side is good , I get my 10 or so stitches out next week . The stitches on the right side ripped open so had them all taken out which was awful. i have to keep packing in all the time now. I have a 3.5 by 2 inch open wound currently. . The pain has subsided, however it feels like it is taking forever to heal. I have been working from home for the last two weeks as i cant sit in the car to drive or sit at a desk for an entire work day. I hope i can say i made the right decision once I am fully healed. my surgeon did sag it will never return to those spots which rubbed together making it so painful most of the time . Best of luck to everyone dealing with this issue.