and some experts are concerned about the "thousands of hernia mesh patients who are living with chronic pain". According to NHS Choices, 10% of hernias come back at some point after surgery.

Postoperative opioid use significantly decreased with the use of a standardized pain protocol among patients who underwent ...

A woman who used her life savings to have vaginal mesh removed in the United States said she could no longer wait for surgery in Northern Ireland after passing ... likened her pain to "shards ...

Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than 1.6 million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A ...

Dr. Greg Vigna Dr. Vigna advocates for P4HB mesh over synthetic alternatives in hernia repair, citing lower infection risks and better o ...

Meshes used in surgery to reinforce soft or weak tissues such as hernia repairs using the open ... all as a result of the special mesh structure and exclusive process for joining the two materials ...

A hiatal hernia ... mesh. Hiatal hernia surgery is often combined with other surgeries to address GERD symptoms, such as LINX or Fundoplication. Recovery from hiatal hernia surgery usually takes four ...

mesh problems, and chronic groin pain. Our multidisciplinary team of hernia specialists uses a wide variety of surgical techniques including robotic surgery and collaborates across specialties to ...

Dr. Vigna stresses that acute groin pain after mid-urethral sling surgery often indicates nerve injury and requires prompt mesh removal Acute groin pain and difficulty walking following a mid ...