Inguinal Hernia Scar Tissue
You had an open inhumanly hernia repair 9 months ago and.
Inguinal hernia scar tissue. So usually there isn t much time between the hernia event and surgery for scar tissue to form. Is scar tissue the likely cause answered by dr. Repaired hernias are 0 only recurrent inguinal hernias get 10. A hernia is a common condition that occurs when part of an internal organ or tissue bulges through a muscle.
Most people can return to normal activities in two weeks but may need to avoid heavy lifting. Inguinal hernia what is a hernia. It s going to be sensitive for a while. Scar tissue can result from injury repetitive motion or surgery.
It s because the scar tissue is healing and the process is continuing. If the hernia was large extended into the scrotum before the surgery then scar can form temporarily. In the healing process inflammation will occur in the first few days. A few weeks before i began mild ab exercises.
When tissue damage happens a healing process begins to take place. Tissue damage or scar tissue can also cause post hernia repair pain. 9 months post open inguinal hernia mesh repair i now have discomfort. And realisticaly it would be painful or at best unpleasant to work the area to prevent bad scar tissue formation and nobody is going to do that.
Hernias can occur around the belly button through a surgical scar in the diaphragm or in the groin the area between the abdomen and the thigh on both sides of the body. Or there can be temporary scrotal swelling after hernia surgery that could feel like scar tissue. A laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is a routine surgery to repair a weakness or perforation in the muscle or tissue in the abdominal cavity. Scar tissue or tissue damage resulting from hernia surgery can also cause pain.
I had a left inguinal hernia repair in mid december of 2009 and by end of january it stopped being sensitive. It s characterized by fibrotic tissue that dies and forms in mostly joints ligaments tendons muscles and fascia. If you still have pain after 6 wks go see a doctor cause it could be nerve damage that s what i have. So there s not much else to say about this aspect of hernia scar tissue.
See your surgeon for an exam. Sounds like the exam determined your hernia is not recurrent.