: Hernia repair with a mesh I'm wondering if hernia repair with a mesh prevents the hernia from growing. I'm imagining a sort of plaster being placed over the hernia but the hole still being there and growing. Or is the mesh

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Hernia has a chance of recurring. That's why they use mesh to strengthen the wall and prevent recurrence of hernia.

"The incidence of recurrent hernia after primary repair of a groin hernia varies from 1% in specialized centers to 30% in general surveys. During the premesh era, it was estimated that primary inguinal hernia repairs had a 10%–30% recurrence rate and that the rate was 35% for recurrent hernia repairs"

Source:

Recurrence after groin hernia repair-revisited

Sri VengadeshGopal AchuthanWarrier
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743919113000873