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tacks. Absorbable
devices might initially
irritate nerves around
the repair, but the discomfort will theoretically subside as the
devices dissolve and
time passes.
Surgeons can also
use a biologic liquid
affixation product,
which effectively
replaces the need to
use tacking devices.
An available selfadherent mesh solves
the mechanical
attachment issues,
but is technically difficult to apply because
it acts like Velcro in
the body, sticking to
nearly everything in
the anatomical space
as the surgeon tries to
place it in the defect.
It's challenging to
align properly and
place exactly. (I use
this mesh most often
