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Finding no-mesh inguinal hernia surgeons on west coast?
Dr Earle, thanks, those are certainly good points that are all worth considering. It seems like long-term follow up is missing for many procedures in the USA which is unfortunate. Maybe something as simple as having follow-up surveys to patients at 6 months, 1 year, 5 years, 10 years, 20 years to checkup and poll outcomes would be a good idea.
For me personally, I am just more comfortable with the idea of letting my own tissue heal together than having a permanent mesh which can’t be removed if it became problematic. If it was easily removable without major side effects, I would probably opt to try the mesh repair and see if it helped my situation. Hopefully researchers and device companies are working on this stuff.