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T
hey call me
the Queen
of Hernia
Repairs. As
a surgeon
who specializes in com-
plex hernias, I wear my
crown with pride. I live,
love and breathe hernias,
but mostly I treat
patients who've had her-
nia repairs and now suf-
fer a complication. These
can be complex prob-
lems with chronic pain.
Examples include:
• mesh erosion into
the bladder or spermatic
cord;
• mesh infection,
which almost always
requires complete mesh removal — a tricky procedure depending on
the type and size of the repair;
• folded mesh (meshoma) that bunches up into a ball; and
• nerve entrapment or nerve injury.
The cause of the pain is rarely straightforward, but there's almost
always a solution. But here's the thing. More and more patients are
calling my office in search of non-mesh repairs. Thats' right. Despite
The Queen of Hernia Repairs
I specialize in treating patients with hernia-related complications.
• THE FIXER Shirin Towfigh, MD, FACS, doing what she does best: repairing
hernia-related complications.Assisting is urologist Paul Turek, MD, FACS, FRSM,
an expert in men's reproductive and sexual health.
Shirin
Towfigh,
MD,
FACS
Shirin Towfigh, MD, FACS | Beverly Hills, Calif.
