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What are the chances of a hernia coming back if im overweight and have a job with heavy lifting?
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Will be slightly : Over all recurrence rate for inguinal hernia is very low, due no tension technique and use of mesh in the range of lower part of single digit number, on other hand incisional hernia will be higher with your description the number will be upper or even higher.
Answered 6/26/2020
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Increased risk: Depending on how your hernia was fixed.. Being overweight and heavy lifting could increase the risk of it coming back to as high as 30%.
Answered 9/23/2019
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