Australia Mesh

As you know, I have been against the use of mesh to repair hernias for 30 years. I am happy to report that the governments are starting to realize that mesh is a serious problem. Australia is the first government to respond to complications and often debilitating...

Debilitating Pain from Mesh Repair

Pain From Mesh Here is a photograph of mesh being removed from a woman who had chronic pain after a Lichtenstein hernia repair. The pain was debilitating and she asked Dr. Brown to remove the mesh. At the time of the operation, the ilioinguinal nerve was densely...