As safer alternatives for hernia mesh materials come to market, we expect rates of chronic pain from chronic inflammation to polypropylene and the resulting ...

Up to 12% of patients may develop chronic pain after inguinal hernia mesh repair—often linked to synthetic mesh and sometimes requiring revision surgery Phasix mesh is the elusive, safer alternative ...

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Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than 1.6 million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A hernia is a weakness in the abdominal wall that allows internal tissues ...

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, ...

Hernia mesh infections are serious medical complications that often lead to extended recovery times and, in some cases, multiple surgical procedures.” — Greg ...

P4HB mesh offers a safer, fully absorbable alternative to polypropylene, reducing chronic infection and pain without increasing hernia recurrence risk. Phasix mesh, made from P4HB, has properties that ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The national law firm of Baron & Budd is now accepting lawsuits on behalf of patients who suffered health problems after being implanted with a hernia mesh as part of a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — More than one million hernia surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year. The majority of those surgeries involve plastic mesh. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration ordered ...