Hernia mesh infections are serious medical complications that result in a prolonged recovery, and sometimes multiple procedures. Polypropylene mesh exposes patients to unreasonable risks.” — Greg ...

When an organ, intestine, or fatty tissue is displaced and protrudes through a hole or weak spot in the nearby muscle or connecting tissue, it’s called a hernia. According to the FDA, more than ...

William Dalton of Hancock was 73 in December 2013, when doctors first attempted to patch the hernia in his belly. But the mesh curled up and failed, and he was back in June 2014 to get another one.

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Roseanna Clarkin is now registered as disabled, after complications following her hernia mesh repair "Too many" types of hernia mesh implants are being used on NHS patients with little or no clinical ...

Among patients undergoing incisional hernia repair, the use of mesh to reinforce the repair was associated with a lower risk of hernia recurrence over 5 years compared with when mesh was not used, ...

A group of men have said they have been left in chronic pain and made to feel hopeless after having mesh inserted during surgery for hernias. The men, who have formed a self-help group in Northern ...