Mesh quality is an important factor in the success and comfort following inguinal hernia repair. Elemental Healthcare provides a number of options including standard weight meshes for open repair and special lightweight mesh for less post operative pain.
The latest techniques for the open repair of groin hernia use special absorbable implants leaving behind a tiny amount of foreign material.
Many inguinal hernia are now being repaired laparoscopically. The requirements for an ideal lap-hernia mesh are that it is easy to unfold and manipulate in the body, and that it is macroporus to allow quick incorporation into the host tissue. It is also a considerable advantage if the mesh is sufficiently transparent to enable the viewing of structures and the defect through the mesh during implantation.