It’s not about the mesh
When you read about the poor experience of some patients after a hernia repair, and this poor experience is ‘blamed’ on mesh you should be aware aware of this article from 1969, before the widespread use of mesh.
Three hundred fifteen patients having ‘non-mesh‘ hernia repair were contacted 1 and 2 years after their operation.
This was a randomized prospective clinical trial – recognised as the most reliable method of medical research.
At 1 year, 62.9% of patients had groin or inguinal pain and 11.9% of patients had moderate to severe pain; Two years postoperatively 53.6% had pain and 10.6% of patients continued to report moderate to severe pain.
Pain after an inguinal hernia repair is not about mesh.