Bascom Pit Picking Photos

Pit picking is a surgery invented by Dr. John Bascom and is a minimally invasive way to handle early Pilonidal Disease. The basic premise is to open up the abscess and clean it out, then remove the pits that are allowing more gunk to build up and create infection.

Patient #1

• Photo #1 Shows the pits.
• Photo #2 Shows the planned abscess drainage location and pits that will be removed.
• Phot #3 Shows the post surgery, abscess now lanced and pits removed.

Patient #2

Photo shows another patient with a drained abscess and pits removed. Pit locations have been sutured.