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Is this normal for me to have a dimple or sunken crease near my incision? (photos)

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Skye1Aug 3, 2015

Is this normal for me to have a dimple or sunken crease near my incision? I recently had a ventral hernia repair with a fascial plication surgery almost 2 weeks ago

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Mesh has been shown to decrease the recurrence rate of hernias significantly... if you are going to do it, do it right.

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