[Steve]

Good Intentions, who would you go to in US for a no-mesh inguinal hernia repair?

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[Steve]

Here is the list of surgeons I found who currently do no-mesh repair in US: Dr Yunis, Dr Sbayi, Dr Reinhorn, Dr Fronza, Dr Towfigh, Dr Nakhjo, Dr Iskandar, Dr. Tomas. A very small list. I think only Dr. Towfigh is on the West Coast.

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[Steve]

Thank you! I checked dr Nguyen site. He seems to be doing many procedures in the abdominal region, hernia repair being one of them. I had a consultation with a local surgeon and he mentioned he does robotic with mesh exclusively, but only non-absorbable mesh. I asked about Phasix mesh, and he said that it is too new and there is not enough data on it. I will try to find the posts where you talk about your experience/research and get more info.

[Steve]

List of surgeons doing Shouldice:

Dr Yunis, Dr Sbayi, Dr Reinhorn, Dr Fronza, Dr Towfigh, Dr Nakhjo, Dr Iskandar.

[Steve]

I talked with Dr. Yunis office when I scheduled my appt. He does not take insurance for the surgery, but the CT Scan lab and the anesthesiologist he uses do.

[Steve]

I have a direct inguinal hernia and I was also looking for a no-mesh surgeons. From all the research I’ve done here and on other sites, there are about 3-4 hernia experts in US with a good track record in Shouldice repair. In my case, I will see dr. Yunis in Florida. I wouldn’t want to travel to Korea or Germany (where there a few Shouldice experts as well). I prefer a US solution, in case there are post-op issues to be addressed.