Well, for many people, the hernia meshes are a lifesaver. But these devices do come with some complications that can cause a lot of pain and suffering.  Mostly, severe hernia mesh complications occur when a defectively designed product is used, or the doctor makes a mistake during the implanting. Some of the hernia mesh manufacturers are accused of knowing the problem these devices can cause but failed to warn the patients and medical providers.

This actually begs the question, what are the hernia mesh complications and adverse side effects? The common hernia mesh complications arising from defectively designed products include;

• Adhesion

• Bowel obstruction

• Infection

• Chronic pain

• Bowel perforation

• Device migration

• Rejection

• Recurrence

Some of these complications can turn out deadly and even cause death if not detected early. For instance, bowel obstruction, device adhesion, and bowel perforation are all grave complications.

Hernia mesh removal

When a patient experiences chronic pain, infections or any other severe mesh-related complications, the doctor may recommend a hernia mesh removal surgery. This is a reasonably new procedure, but it’s very possible.  It's also called a hernia mesh revision surgery, and this is actually the reason why many patients have filed lawsuits against various manufacturers.

A hernia mesh revision surgery is not supposed to occur if the device was implanted, and it functioned properly.  The majority of the patients with a hernia mesh do quite well. On the other hand, there are those who suffer adverse severe complications that require a revision surgery to remove the mesh.

The removal surgery is in a way similar to the actual hernia repair surgery, but it's more complex.  There are three types of surgical techniques that may be used, including open, laparoscopic, or robotic surgeries.  The surgery may take about one and a half hours on average, and the recovery can take a couple of weeks or months.