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hat's the perfect hernia mesh? It's the one that
works best for you. But there's a good chance the
one that's best for you won't be the one that's best
for your next-door neighbor. Or your brother-in-
law. Or your best friend from college.
I've spent years searching for answers. And to be honest, the one
thing above all I've come to learn is how much there still is to learn.
We will need to understand and apply a newer scientific paradigm
that accommodates our complex biologic world that is constantly
changing.
I went searching for the perfect mesh back in the early 2000s as part
In Search of the Perfect Hernia Mesh
There is no such thing — I know because I went looking for one.
• MIX AND MESH A mesh that's good for one patient may not be good for another.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN,
CNOR
Bruce Ramshaw, MD, FACS | Knoxville, Tenn.
