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Thanks, dave11. If the amount of prolene suture material is the concern, it’s possible to use steel, but then your options are even more limited in terms of places to get it done. Were you considering going to the Shouldice Hospital? Also, were you considering the Desarda procedure? I know Yunis offers that.

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Hi dave11,

Why 2-layer and not 4-layer? Doesn’t 2-layer have more tension and higher recurrence than 4-layer? I’m guessing it was because your hernia was small.

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Thanks, dave11. Didn’t Dr. Yunis use Prolene in your procedure? I believe those are non-absorbable. Steel is also non-absorbable, of course. The advantage of steel from what I read is that it generates less inflammatory reaction in the body, although I don’t know how significant or meaningful this is.