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Is Laparoscopic Surgery Better than Open Inguinal Hernia Repair?

September 13, 2024 | by Gary Walch

Is Laparoscopic Surgery Better than Open Inguinal Hernia Repair?

The answer is that laparoscopic hernia repair surgery can be as beneficial to the recovery of a patient, as using an open inguinal hernia repair. There are many types of surgical procedures that can assist in repairing a hernia. Studies show that an open surgical procedure for an inguinal hernia repair can have many advantages for managing primary and any recurrent groin hernia repair operations. Many times, the strategy used will be a pure tissue and mesh technique as opposed to a cookie-cutter strategy where the hernia mesh produce is used exactly the same way in every hernia repair operation.¹The strength of the studies shows that the preperitoneal mesh placement and treatment of recurring inguinal hernias can be equal to laparoscopic repair techniques. Simply said, open inguinal hernia uses hernia mesh and repairs offer a good chance for a speedy recovery, it can be equal to the use of a laparoscopic repair by a surgeon.

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How Does Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair Give a Good Patient Recovery?

September 12, 2024 | by Gary Walch

How Does Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair Give a Good Patient Recovery?

A ventral hernia mesh repair surgery can offer the patient a good recovery, that is unless the hernia mesh product is damaged or defective. If you are unlucky enough to have a defective hernia mesh product implanted into your body, then you may not recover quickly at all. You may be susceptible to infections, complications and other problems as you seek to recover from your surgical procedure. If you have a hard time recovering from your hernia surgery, it will take more time for you to get back to your normal life. That means that you may miss work, need to hire other people to help with daily tasks, and overall become frustrated that you cannot do what you did easily before the hernia repair surgery. If this has happened to you, just call the Los Angeles hernia repair attorneys at the Law Offices of Gary K. Walch. We can discuss your personal injury claim, and you can call us today at 866-INJURY2 or 866-465-8792.

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Does Modifying Hernia Mesh Design Improve Performance and Lower Risk of Failure for Hernia Repair?

September 10, 2024 | by Gary Walch

Does Modifying Hernia Mesh Design Improve Performance and Lower Risk of Failure for Hernia Repair?

It may be difficult to determine if the modification of a hernia mesh product design will improve the performance of or lower the risk of failure for a hernia repair. The answer to this question is that there is no definite answer. The reason there are few answers in this way of thinking, is because there will be many factors at play to determining whether a hernia mesh fails or not fails once implanted in the human body.

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How Are Hernia Mesh Products Regulated?

September 10, 2024 | by Gary Walch

How Are Hernia Mesh Products Regulated?

Who Is Regulating the Manufacturing of Hernia Mesh Products?

Products that are used in the medical field on patients in the American population are monitored by the United States Food and Drug Administration or FDA. The FDA reviews all Group II medical devices for safety and clears the regulations to ensure that the product is indeed safe for use by the medical practitioners and healthcare workers. The problem with these clearances is that many medical products are “cleared” by the FDA with only a general demonstration of being equal to a similar medical product already on the market.¹ This process is called Premarket Notification or 510(k), and the FDA’s minimal requirements in this area can cause problems for consumers who are patients who receive a hernia mesh product later on that is defective or damaged.¹

Does Coated Hernia Mesh Benefit the Los Angeles Hernia Mesh Surgical Patient?

August 19, 2024 | by Gary Walch

Does Coated Hernia Mesh Benefit the Los Angeles Hernia Mesh Surgical Patient?

Hernia Mesh Products That Are Coated Can Actually Harm a Hernia Mesh Patient

A hernia mesh that has a coating on the mesh may not benefit the patient of a hernia mesh surgery. For this reason, the coating on a hernia mesh can form postoperative wound infections, and the higher need for antibiotics by pushing it into the veins with an intravenous solution, to ward off complications after a hernia repair surgery.¹ Even if the surgeon who performs your hernia repair surgery uses a coated hernia mesh product, you may still experience issues with your recovery following the surgery. This is because some hernia mesh products are defective right from the start, and your surgery will have issues with the hernia mesh as a matter of course.

Does a Bad Hernia Mesh Surgery Dampen Your Sex Life After the Surgery?

August 16, 2024 | by Gary Walch

Does a Bad Hernia Mesh Surgery Dampen Your Sex Life After the Surgery?

People who undergo an inguinal hernia repair can experience a waned sex life after the surgery. This is because of the way that a repair mesh does or does not allow your body to heal after the surgical procedure to repair the hernia. For example, in studies on the issues, if the patient after the hernia repair surgery has a higher level of awareness of a groin lump or groin discomfort, it can seriously affect the individual’s ability to enjoy a healthy sexual life after the hernia surgery.

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Which Is Better the Mesh Versus Suture Repair of Umbilical Hernia in Adults?

August 15, 2024 | by Gary Walch

Which Is Better the Mesh Versus Suture Repair of Umbilical Hernia in Adults?

Hernia mesh surgeries can come in many different styles and types. For example, if you have had a hernia repair, you may have had suture used in the surgical procedure to help your body heal after the surgery. When you experience a hernia, your body is pushing out the internal organs in a hole that must have occurred in the abdominal wall of your body. This can cause a high level of discomfort and pain in that region of the body. Sometimes, there is excruciating pain, that becomes more unbearable over time. If this has happened to you, you might have had a failed hernia repair of your hernia and you can call a Los Angeles mesh lawyer at Walch Law now at 866-INJURY2 or 866-465-8792.

What Happens with a Mesh Over Suture Repair of an Umbilical Hernia in Adults?

Why Is Hernia Mesh Surgery Ever Reversed?

August 13, 2024 | by Gary Walch

Why Is Hernia Mesh Surgery Ever Reversed?

Hernia Mesh Surgeries That Fail Often Need to Be Reversed

If you have suffered a failed hernia mesh surgery, you may need to get it reversed. If a hernia repair surgery is performed on the patient’s abdominal wall and it results in complications, there may be the need to take that insinuating mesh product out and redo the surgery. Most people do not want to “go under the knife” the first time, and take offense to having prepared for a hernia repair surgery that later is not even successful to repair their hernia condition. If you have to go under the knife a second time to remove a defective, faulty or otherwise problematic hernia mesh, you may have experienced a defective hernia mesh product. In the event that this has happened to you, just call us today to talk to a Los Angeles hernia Mesh Lawer at the Law Offices of Gary K. Walch, and you can discuss your problems and concerns with us at 866-INJURY2 or 866-465-8792.