Surgical Meshes

It is important that the gynaecological and surgical communities learn from the lessons of the mesh experience - Cochrane Library

Surgical Meshes
Surgical Meshes

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A Female Surgical Nightmare

Surgical meshes have their issues especially when it comes to female surgery...

In medical and regulatory circles a controversy is raging over the use of non-absorbable mesh for the transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse. Use of the mesh has been linked to permanent and disabling complications, including chronic pain, nerve damage and infection. To many health activists, synthetic transvaginal mesh is a poster child for the flaws of our medical device regulation system.

One common way to repair pelvic organ prolapse is to shore up the sagging tissue through an incision in the vaginal wall, a kind of surgery that has long been the preserve of highly trained pelvic…

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 A Female Surgical Nightmare

The condition can be debilitating and demoralizing—though rarely life-threatening. But for some patients, the cure can be worse than the disease.

97,000 People Have This Operation Each Year – Here’s What Happens When It Goes Wrong

“I feel like I’m a burden to my family. The whole thing’s absolutely disgusting. It’s horrible. I wouldn’t wish this upon anybody, I really wouldn’t.”

Top 10 Things to Know About Mesh BEFORE Having Surgery for POP or SUI

What if I could go back in time to before I had my mesh implant for SUI? What are the things I wish I had known? What do I think I SHOULD have been told? What do I think are the basics that everyone should know before they have surgery for any pelvic repairs, including POP (Pelvic Organ Prolapse), Bladder Prolapse, and SUI (Stress Urinary Incontinence)? These are the top 10 on my list...

MeshNewsDesk

The public has learned about mesh complications largely through law firm advertisements but the story behind the solicitations remains largely untold. “Putting a Face on Adverse Events” is the mission of MND and its role has expanded as more information becomes available.

Scottish Mesh Survivors

Their friendship was born out of adversity and a determination that no other women would have to suffer the devastating effects of mesh surgery. Today they are the best of friends, two women united in a common aim, to ensure no other woman is put at risk from the polypropylene mesh implants which have devastated hundreds of thousands of lives across the world.

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