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Incisional Hernia is a weakness in the muscle caused by the incision made in the prior abdominal surgery. To be more precise, when a surgery is done in the abdomen, an incision is made in its muscles. The surgeon closes the layers of the abdominal wall with stitches. At times, this closure just comes apart with time or it simply fails to heal resulting in the underneath tissues protruding from the opening, causing Incisional Hernia. This hernia can happen months or even years after the surgery.
Various factors are responsible for Incisional Hernia to occur, namely:
There are often certain risk factors for Incisional Hernia, such as obesity, pregnancy, excessive pressure while coughing/sneezing/bowel movement, lifting heavy weights, steroid medicines and having lung problems after surgery.
The most common symptoms of Incisional Hernia are:
Incisional Hernia doesn’t heal on its own and can only be treated with surgical intervention. The two main procedures that may be done to treat Incisional Hernia are:
Open Laparoscopic Hernia is repaired with MESH.