About the author

Author: Dr. Moshe Gips , a graduate of Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, an expert in general surgery and the treatment of pilonidal disease.

During the 1990s, he developed a simpler treatment method for pilonidal disease, which is based on minimally invasive excision of the disease foci using tiny perforators (punches, trephines). The method was published in the medical literature under the title:

"Minimal surgery for pilonidal sinus using trephines".

The treatment is described here on the "Minimal surgeries" page.

The information on the site is based largely on research into the medical literature on the subject, and in part, on the opinions and experience of the author.

The purpose of the site is to provide information to patients and caregivers about pilonidal disease and the variety of treatments available for it.

The illustrations on the site were drawn by the site's author or created with the help of AI.

Site launched January 2014. Updated September 2026.