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I had a surgery to remove my pilonidal cyst when I was 17. The doctor stitched it up rather than packing it and leaving it open, and I used silver nitrate on it and was told to use nair on my butt forevermore. I decided not to do that because it's way too much work and it really hurts on an open wound. Which has been reoccurring for 6 years, because I am now 23. I think my cyst was caused by trauma and being hairier than average (which I'm very self conscious about). Anyway, a hole will open up after being healed for a few months that drains blood and puss even though I don't have another cyst. (or I might have a cyst but there's no bump on my rump like there was last time?) I've just been sticking toilet paper in my cleft for years rather than going to the doctor and talking options like skin grafts or another surgery because it's so embarrassing and I'm hairy and it's my butt like come on it's just awkward. But I think I've built up the courage to get it checked out because I've just been ignoring it for years which is pretty ridiculous. Anyway, it's weird the things we'll put up with because of inconvenience and embarrassment.