Reply To: How long can inguinal hernia repair be expected to last

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I love reading all of this exchange. Im so impressed with the knowledge that is being shared.

I have little to add. WasInTN pretty mich said it all:

– synthetic mesh is permanent
– the intention of hernia repair is a permanent repair, however reality is that there is a certain hernia recurrence rate, somewhere between 0.25% and 5% for inguinal hernia repair with mesh. Most of us specialists have recurrence rates under 1%
– a recent paper showed that half the recurrences occur at 1 yr and 75% within the first 3 years.
– cause of recurrences are technical and related to patient’s own risk factors.