Amy do you have stage 3? If so, how long and do you have any recommendations? Our daughter is stage 3 and we are working with Dermatologist, Gastro (she also has crohn's and ulcerative colitis) and plastic surgeon. However, my wife and I are waiting to get details before putting our baby in surgery.

I don't think it is. On the HS subreddit, there's a lot of people who have been in Stage 1 or Stage 2 all their lives, and some who have gone into remission.