WHAT CAUSES INCISIONAL HERNIAS?
There are many factors that contribute to hernias. Poor wound healing after surgery Many operations via the same incision Previous wound infections Obesity Diabetes Long term prednisone or immunosuppression drugs WHAT PROBLEMS CAN INCISIONAL HERNIAS CAUSE? Incisional hernias do not get better without treatment. Hernias cause discomfort as they get bigger. The larger they are, the more difficult they are to repair. The feared complication of incisional hernia is when a piece of bowel becomes trapped, loses its blood supply and dies. This is a surgical emergency and can be life threatening. Symptoms of this include sudden, extreme pain in the hernia, inability to push the hernia back in, vomiting or redness over the hernia. Should this occur, you should immediately go to the Emergency Department. HOW ARE INCISIONAL HERNIAS TREATED? Incisional hernias can be extremely difficult to repair because the tissue we are working with is stretched and has little strength. Surgery involves reducing
