The first surgery year ago and the dr inserted a mesh.months later i was in pain and i finally found another surgeon to remove the mesh.the mesh was infected.3 months later the hernia came back.This same dr who took out the mesh now glued and stitched my hernia.week later i developed a seroma which required another surgery and a drain .3 weeks since the last surgery and my stomach turned black and blue and my belly button started to bleed. saw the dr and he closed up my wound by cuatherising it.
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Based on your question, it looks as though you had an open inguinal hernia repair with a single incision. Standard healing time for a hernia repair is 6 - 8 weeks regardless of how the hernia was repaired. Several factors can influence your recovery and method of repair is probably the largest...
Most providers do not sedate a patient for a seroma drainage that is done thru the skin; usually a needle is used to access and remove the fluid. most providers would use local anesthetic, like lidocaine or similar medication. however if a patient is particularly anxious, then sometimes some...
Umbilical hernias are quite common and occur in the setting of a previous surgery, pregnancy, or diastasis recti. We treat umbilical hernias with or without correction of diastasis recti using a combination approach that corrects redundant skin in the lower abdomen and around the belly button....
