Accomplished surgeon Dr. David Greuner has practiced medicine for more than a decade. A vascular, general, thoracic surgeon, he practices at NYC Surgical Associates in New York City and handles a variety of cardiovascular conditions. In addition to that, Dr. David Greuner performs procedures that correct failed hernia repairs.
A sack of tissue, hernias bulge through gaps in the abdominal muscles. It is often treated with a surgery, but this procedure can sometime fail due to a problem with healing or poor surgical technique.
Most patients notice that their hernia repair surgery may have failed after experiencing pain or burning near the area where the original hernia was located. Pressure or a new bulge in this area is also a sign that the repair surgery may have failed. In many cases, this occurs due to a weakening in the body wall because of age or increasing body weight. Regardless of the cause, failed hernias must be operated on again, and this second operation is often more difficult because of previous damage and scarring.
When a second procedure is performed, most surgeons must use a different technique and go in through a different area. Incisions in the same area risk cutting the scar tissue from the first repair surgery. For this reason, surgeons may also opt for approaching the hernia from behind the abdominal muscle instead of from the front.
A sack of tissue, hernias bulge through gaps in the abdominal muscles. It is often treated with a surgery, but this procedure can sometime fail due to a problem with healing or poor surgical technique.
Most patients notice that their hernia repair surgery may have failed after experiencing pain or burning near the area where the original hernia was located. Pressure or a new bulge in this area is also a sign that the repair surgery may have failed. In many cases, this occurs due to a weakening in the body wall because of age or increasing body weight. Regardless of the cause, failed hernias must be operated on again, and this second operation is often more difficult because of previous damage and scarring.
When a second procedure is performed, most surgeons must use a different technique and go in through a different area. Incisions in the same area risk cutting the scar tissue from the first repair surgery. For this reason, surgeons may also opt for approaching the hernia from behind the abdominal muscle instead of from the front.
