Mentions – Activity – drtowfigh

Jack2021 started the topic Dr Ulrike Muschawek on Hernia Talk 20th September in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 week, 1 day ago

Just in case anyone hasn’t spotted it and would like to ask a question, the well renowned tissue repair hernia specialist, Dr Ulrike Muschaweck is on @drtowfigh’s Hernia Talk this week, so should be well worth a watch.

Dr Muschawek appeared on a BBC documentary about issues with mesh use for hernia repairs and has apparently operated on many top…[Read more]

Good intentions replied to the topic Is it easier to remove the mesh when it's inserted via open method in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 week, 6 days ago

Dr. Towfigh apparently did one of her HerniaTalk Live sessions on mesh removal recently. It’s not on her Youtueb site though, maybe it will be there later.

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HerniaTalk **LIVE** Q&A: Mesh Removal Myths & Facts 09/06/2022

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=towfigh+Mesh+Removal+Myths+%26+Facts

MarkT replied to the topic Successfully got the plastic junk out in the forum Hernia Discussion 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Chuck, Shouldice has nothing close to a 26% chronic pain rate…stop misrepresenting the situation…and referring to doctors as ‘mesh whores’, ‘criminals’, and ‘scum’ is not acceptable. You are doing a disservice to the community and embarrassing yourself.

I hope either you stop with these types of posts or that @drtowfigh bans you from this…[Read more]

David replied to the topic Problems after hernia repair in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month ago

Thanks again William and thank you @drtowfigh
When you say ‘When the testicle was moving up, this was the first sign that your inguinal hernia repair had recurred’. Do you mean it was the first sign that the hernia had reccurred?
If so, that does make sense to me.

Good intentions replied to the topic Mr Sea’s post appears to have disappeared? in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Has anything been determined about Dr. Sea’s Topic, and his disappearance from the forum membership? Did he ask to be removed? Did Dr. Sbayi ask to have the Topic removed? You said that you would follow-up. Without a follow-up the void can be filled with conspiracy theories, to mirror the news of the day.

As you can imagine, it’s disturbing…[Read more]

Mama Bird started the topic Hernia or defect in the fascia in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hello. I am 16 months postpartum – I have had two csections. Still breastfeeding. After my surgery, I developed a bulge above my scar.
If I cough it really pushes out. I have avoided pursing the issue more as I am nursing. What are peoples opinions? Is this a hernia? Do I need to worry about strangulation? Can I put surgery off for a while?

MRI R…[Read more]

Jack2021 started the topic Hernia Talk Guest Suggestions in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hi @drtowfigh,

In case you’re open to suggestions for Hernia Talk guests, I’d like to propose two please:

1. @drkang. I’m sure many members would be very keen to listen to a discussion with you both. I recall you mentioning in a post something along the lines of the Marcy repair isn’t suitable for adult males, so to hear more about the Kang re…[Read more]

Jack2021 replied to the topic Other sites with good hernia repair discussions in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Personally, I’ve found the patient.info site to be a poor resource vs this site, so echoing the points above, credit to @drtowfigh. Please do keep this site going @drtowfigh, it’s such a great resource and hopefully more surgeons with an interest in hernias will join, as I think they too would get a lot out of it that could inform their own practice.

Jack2021 replied to the topic Where would you go for Shouldice surgery? in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month, 3 weeks ago

I agree and hopefully @drtowfigh will be able to have it reinstated.

I checked my history as well and it also said oops, this page is no longer available.

It was such an interesting and valuable thread, so fingers crossed it reappears soon.

If it helps @drtowfigh, Mr Sea started the thread with a write up of his experience with Dr Sbayi.

Jack2021 replied to the topic Where would you go for Shouldice surgery? in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dr Towfigh also offers a Shouldice repair, following the traditional method I believe, having recently watched her Hernia Talk with Dr Yunis from a couple of years ago, so another potential option for the US list. Please correct me if I’m wrong @drtowfigh.

If I decided to have a Shouldice repair and cost wasn’t an issue, I think I’d curre…[Read more]

Jack2021 started the topic Desarda repair in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hi @drtowfigh,

I’ve recently watched your excellent Hernia Talks on YouTube with Dr Andreas Koch (recorded approx. 1 year ago) and Dr Yunis (recorded approx. 2 years ago)

Dr Yunis explained that he generally uses Shouldice repairs for direct hernias and Desarda repairs for indirect hernias (he may have said for small hernias in each case). O…[Read more]

Good intentions replied to the topic Mr Sea’s post appears to have disappeared? in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month, 3 weeks ago

If there are questions about certain posts I hope that she will just remove those and leave the rest. It would be ironic to have a session about gaslighting then remove a whole multipage thread about the best pure tissue repair. At least give a reason.

Hoping for the best…

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Jack2021 started the topic Mr Sea’s post appears to have disappeared? in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hi @drtowfigh,

Hope all’s good with you.

There was an excellent post started by Mr Sea about his Shouldice repair with Dr Sbayi that many of us had posted on and it was top of page 1. Unless there’s an issue with my login, it seems to have disappeared since yesterday.

Are you able to reinstate it please?

Thanks,

Jack

JamesDoncaster replied to the topic Dr Towfigh can you explain why you always say in the forum Hernia Discussion 6 months, 1 week ago

@drtowfigh I cannot claim to have anywhere near the knowledge you have concerning the literature on inguinal hernias. But, it seems a bit outlandish to claim that ALL studies comparing open-mesh, lap-mesh and tissue-based repairs conclude that lap-mesh is best in terms of chronic pain and recurrence. I’m quite certain data out of Shouldice would…[Read more]

MarkT replied to the topic Emergency Decision – Surgery is in 2 Days! in the forum Hernia Discussion 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hopefully @drtowfigh can chime in here…but I found a wee bit of info from one of her HerniaTalk videos on umbilical hernias and pregnancy (timestamped at 56:02):

For women who had an umbilical hernia repair:
– higher risk of recurrence following pregnancy
– if a mesh repair, higher risk of chronic pain in…[Read more]

Jack2021 started the topic Official Hernia Surgery Registries in the forum Hernia Discussion 7 months, 2 weeks ago

If only it was mandatory for people who’d had tissue repairs to register themselves in a specific section on this forum and then answer some basic feedback questions once a year, which were then compiled to allow forum members to see the services available nearest to them, the name of the surgeons, treatment options and associated rates of s…[Read more]

Stefan started the topic triple neurectomy and cremaster reflex in the forum Hernia Discussion 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hello all,
Please I need some information because I am puzzled. I will try to make long story short.
I had more than 2 years ago pure tissue repair. Before repair I had strong pain. After repair the pain persist and somehow changed and worsened and is located inside of the area of scar and below in leg.
Year and 2 months ago I had open revision…[Read more]

Jack2021 replied to the topic Happy New Year! in the forum Hernia Discussion 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Happy New Year @DrTowfigh.

And a Happy New Year to everyone who posts on here.

I really appreciate this forum, I think it’s really important for those of us who want/need to debate, enquire and learn more about all things hernia related.

All the best for 2022 everyone.

pinto replied to the topic Non-mesh chronic pain in the forum Hernia Discussion 9 months, 1 week ago

Would @drtowfigh care to elaborate about Bassini? Does Bassini inherently have risk for chronic pain–apart from other methods? Here’s a recent glowing research study on Bassini success: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405857221001066#!
[Bassini inguinal hernia repair: Obsolete or still a viable surgical option? A single…[Read more]

Stefan replied to the topic Non-mesh chronic pain in the forum Hernia Discussion 9 months, 1 week ago

Hello all, I just wanted to give update and share my experience with you. After my initial post on forum I went to neurologist who gave me Lyrica for nerve pain. It didn’t worked i didn’t notice any better. Before Lyrica I tried with variety painkillers, also not working.

I had revision surgery one year ago. Revision was not performed by the…[Read more]

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