Open Hernia Repair Surgery is one of the different kinds of surgery that have been successfully used over the years in order to repair a hernia. The medical profession works in such a way that procedures that are shown again and again to be very good at fixing problems are the procedures that eventually become the go to procedure for that specific problem and as far as hernias are concerned the open hernia repair surgery technique is arguably the most effective technique in use today for repairing hernias and making sure that they do not recur.

In open hernia repair surgery what happens is that the doctors use invasive surgery in order to push the organ back into place and then repair the wall that the organ was able to break through. The wall is repaired by stitching together the healthier areas of the wall that are adjacent to the weaker areas and then allowing the cell reproduction processes to create healthier cells and eventually create a new area of wall that is just as strong as the rest of it. The procedure begins with the doctor making the incisions that are necessary to open the body and get to the area where the hernia is present. Then, in a very delicate operation, the doctor will move the organ back into place and then perform the stitching operation just mentioned.

Usage

Open hernia repair surgery is used for any type of hernia at any time provided that the doctor and the patient both feel that the operation is a good idea. Even strangulated hernias, where the organ protrusion is being tightly held in place, might be subject to open hernia repair surgery given the right circumstances. Because the procedure is very successful if done by a well trained and very experienced doctor the medical profession has no problems with trying the procedure on almost any type of hernia if the indications are that it will respond well to the surgery.

Side-Effects

The side-effects of the open hernia repair surgery include a recovery time of up to four weeks. This is more to recover from the unnatural sutures that were put into the body rather than any physiological effects of fixing the hernia and this is why many people prefer the laparoscopic, non-invasive surgical technique. However, the advantage of open hernia repair surgery is that the recurrence rate of hernias fixed through this surgical method is very low; in many cases less than 5%. The rate is quite a bit higher with the laparoscopic option simply because the doctor does not have total freedom to work in the non-invasive procedure.

If people have used other methods (such as patches), open hernia repair surgery can also fix any side-effects inadvertently caused by the use of the patch. An example of this is the Kugel Mesh Hernia patch which was responsible for causing a number of serious side effects in people that used it to treat their hernias. The patch was recalled on three separate occasions and is still under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration.

Do I Have a Kugel Patch Lawsuit?

If you or a loved one has suffered from bowel perforation, bowel obstruction, chronic intestinal fistulae, infection or an unfortunate loss linked to the Kugel patch, you may be entitled to compensation by filing a Kugel patch lawsuit.

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