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What are the chances of my hernia mesh failing.
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Low: Some variables of mesh and suturing. BUT the failures are commonly around the tissue! mesh attachment. Be sure to let it heal well before straining it Follow doctors orders!
Answered 7/9/2014
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The mesh NO: Failure is due to surgical technique not the mesh itself. A poor carpenter blames his tools
Answered 3/10/2016
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