Patients often ask us about biologic meshes for their hernia repairs. A biologic mesh is one that is derived from either human tissue, or animal tissue. These types of meshes resist infection more than the typical synthetic meshes which are made of a type of plastic. The challenge is that biologic meshes are about 10-100 […]
Abdominoplasty or ‘Tummy Tuck’ During Large Incisional Hernia Repairs? Yes.
Many patients with large incisional hernias present to our office with years of inability to exercise. We’ve discussed previously on our blog that when there is an abdominal wall hernia and the muscles of the abdominal wall are not pulled together like they are supposed to be, the muscles weaken over time. This can lead […]
4th time’s the charm
We had a wonderfully pleasant 73 year old woman who came to us recently after 3 previous failed attempts at fixing her hernia. She had gallbladder surgery back 20 years ago and developed a hernia at one of her incisions. This was repaired 3 times and each time the surgery failed. We hope that the […]