Hospital da Luz Funchal is the first private hospital in Madeira to treat pilonidal disease through minimally invasive surgery using a laser . On May 29, Miguel Silva and Ruben Barreto, general surgeons at Hospital da Luz Funchal, performed this minimally invasive surgical procedure for the first time in a private unit in the Region, thus taking another step in the surgical differentiation of this unit of the Hospital da Rede network. Through this minimally invasive technique, and using a laser, this treatment of pilonidal disease is less painful and involves greater comfor t in the postoperative period, implying a substantial reduction in the hospital stay for the patient and a faster recovery . Lower costs and a return to normal life in a few days are other advantages to highlight for patients subject to this procedure using a laser, which Hospital da Luz Funchal has had since late May. Since then, the team led by the general surgeon and clinical director of Hospital da Luz Funchal, Miguel Silva, has already performed several of these surgeries, since pilonidal disease is frequent and affects adolescents and young adults. Its definitive treatment is always surgical.
