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Recovery After Mesh Removal
That question is not as simple to answer as you may think. Each patient will have a different recovery based on their history, exam findings, and type of repair they undergo. Also, the recovery varies among surgeons.
In general, a small umbilical hernia repair with mesh should have a short recovery, back to work within a week. However, yes, in a subset off patients, they may suffer from pain and it may be chronic. Those are outliers, as no surgeon operates on a patient with the intention to inflict a lifetime of suffering.