Patients often want to know what they did ‘wrong’ to have developed a hernia. The incidence of developing a primary inguinal hernia in a male is from about 27% – 42% and 3%-5.8% in women. The data shows that patients have no significant impact on their risk for developing a hernia. In other words, patients […]
Biologic Mesh for Hernia Repairs?
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 […]
I absolutely do not want hernia mesh (until I’ve talked with Dr. Harris)!
As discussed previously, I’m not a surgeon that will try and talk you into something. The same goes for using mesh during your hernia repair. Although I won’t operate without using a hernia mesh, I certainly don’t want to force you into having mesh used during your surgery. There are certainly other options (locations and […]
