HerniaTalk LIVE

This week, the topic of discussion was:  Hernia Recurrence  Hernia Surgery  Women’s Hernias  Pregnancy and Hernias  Men’s Hernias  Abdominal Incisions  Testicular Atrophy  Core Exercises and Hernias  Abdominal Core Health Quality Collective  Abdominal Pressures  Tummy Tuck  Abdominoplasty  Indications for Use of Mesh  Spermatic Cord Injury During Surgery  Pain and Complications after Hernia Surger...

This week, the topic of discussion was: - Sports Hernias  Athletic Pubalgia Women’s Hernias  Mesh Complications  Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery  Tissue Based Inguinal Hernia Surgery  Inguinal Hernia  Biologic Mesh  Synthetic Mesh  Mesh Removal  Shouldice Repair  McVay Repair  Bassini Repair  Desarda Repair  Robotic Iliopubic Tract Repair  Hernia Repair in Athletes  Dr. Towfigh’s Guest Panelist is Dr....

This week, the topic of discussion was:  Inguinal Hernias Hernias Hernia-related complications  Pelvic Pain  Pelvic Floor Disorders Urology - Female Urology  Sexual Health  Sexual Medicine Women’s Sexual Health  Sexual Function and Hernias  Erectile Dysfunction  Pulling Up of Testicles during Orgasm or Erection  Vulvar Pain as a Cause of Pain during Orgasm Especially during Breastfeeding and Postm...

Here, Dr. Andrew Wright, hernia surgeon specialist, joins us to answer your questions about hernia-related problems. But first, he shared his experience operating emergently on a Silverback gorilla. This was our last session of 2020, so we ended the session with a Special Christmas Announcement. Each week we have more interesting discussions. Please LIKE and SHARE. If you are interested to learn m...

Here, Dr. Shirin Towfigh, Hernia and Laparoscopic surgery specialist in Beverly Hills, joins us to answer your questions about hernia-related chronic pain. We answered all aspects of hernia-related questions including recurrence, pelvic pain, chronic groin pain, mesh removal, neurectomy, robotic surgery, laparoscopic repair tissue repairs, athletic pubalgia or sports hernias, and more. Each week w...

Here, Dr. Payam Vahedifar, Pain Management specialist in Los Angeles, joins us to answer your questions about hernia-related chronic pain. We focused our entire session on treatment of chronic pain, nerve pain, neuroma, and groin pain. Topics included use of nerve ablation, spinal stimulator, protein rich plasma (PRP). Each week we have more interesting discussions. Please LIKE and SHARE. If you a...

Here, we are joined by Guest Panelist Tracy Sher, world renowned pelvic floor physical therapist and pelvic floor disorder specialist who practices in Florida. We discussed all aspects of pelvic floor physical therapy as it relates to evaluation and treatment of pelvic pain, pelvic floor disorders, sports injuries, and hernias. Each week we have even more interesting discussions. Please LIKE and S...

Here, we are joined by Guest Panelist Dr. Michael Hibner, urogynecologist and pudendal neuralgia specialist who practices in Arizona. We discussed the signs, symptoms, and diagnosis of pudendal neuralgia. We discussed nerve blocks and pudendal nerve surgery to address chronic pelvic pain and complications related to pelvic pain. Each week we have even more interesting discussions. Please LIKE and...

Here, we have Dr. Shirin Towfigh, hernia & laparoscopic surgery specialist at the Beverly Hills Hernia Center, answering your questions live. The discussion included topics such as hernias in pregnancy, groin pain, mesh reactions, mesh removal, hydrocele, pubic pain, neurectomy, and pain due to tacks. Each week we have even more interesting discussions. Please LIKE and SHARE. If you are intere...

Here, we are joined by Guest Panelist Dr. Filip Muysoms, robotic surgery and hernia specialist who practices in Ghent, Belgium. We discussed what it means to undergo robotic surgery, plus its risks, pros, and cons. We also busted some myths about robotic surgery and made some predictions about the future of hernia surgery. Each week we have even more interesting discussions. Please LIKE and SHARE....

Here, we are joined by Guest Panelist Dr. Edna Ma, anesthesiologist. We discussed all the different anesthesia options for hernia repair, pros and cons of each, including general anesthesia, IV sedation, and regional anesthesia. We reviewed how to reduce postoperative urinary retention, nausea, vomiting, and wretching. We also reviewed how to adjust your medications and supplements to have the saf...

Here, we are joined by Guest Panelist Dr. Aali Sheen, hernia surgeon and specialist in sports hernia in Manchester, UK. We discussed inguinal hernia repairs, sports hernia diagnosis and repair options, tissue repairs, use of mesh, mesh complications. Each week we have even more interesting discussions. Please LIKE and SHARE. If you are interested to learn more, go to www. HerniaTalk.com or visit m...

Here, we are joined by Guest Panelist Dr. David Josephson, urologic surgeon and prostate specialist in Los Angeles, California. We discussed how prostate problems can affect your hernia. We reviewed in detail how to know if you have an enlarged prostate, tips on how to treat it, and answered your questions about BPH, prostatitis, TURP, urinary retention problems, PSA, MRI, and so on. Each week we...

Here, we are joined by Guest Panelist Dr. Jason Snibbe, orthopedic surgeon and hip specialist in Los Angeles, California. We discussed hip disorders that can present as groin pain. These include femoroacetabular impingement, labral tear, iliopsoas syndrome, athletic pubalgia, dysplasia, and bursitis. Each week we have even more interesting discussions. Please LIKE and SHARE. If you are interested...

Here, we are jointed by Guest Panelist Dr. Leo Treyzon, gastroenterologist in Los Angeles, California. We discussed a wide array of GI problems that may be related to hernias, hernia surgery, mesh, as well as chronic pelvic pain, including endometriosis. These include IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth), diarrhea, constipation, and FODMAP diet. Each week we...

Here, we are jointed by Guest Panelist Dr. David Krpata, hernia surgery specialist. Dr Krpata practices at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and heads the Chronic Groin Pain clinic. We focused on all types of Groin Pain, their evaluation, and their treatment. Each week we have even more interesting discussions. Please LIKE and SHARE. If you are interested to learn more, go to www. HerniaTalk.com or vis...

Welcome to the only HerniaTalk LIVE session with interactive questions and answers to all of your hernia and hernia-related questions. Here, we are jointed by esteemed Guest Panelist Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, rheumatologist and expert in reaction to implants, including hernia mesh. Dr. Tervaert practices at the University of Alberta in Canada. We discussed in great and discrete detail the sig...

Welcome to the only HerniaTalk LIVE session with interactive questions and answers to all of your hernia and hernia-related questions. Here, we are jointed by Guest Panelist Dr. Todd Ponsky, pediatric surgeon and the US top hernia specialist for hernias. He treats children at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Akron Children's Hospital. We discussed in great detail the evaluation and tre...

Welcome to the only HerniaTalk LIVE session with interactive questions and answers to all of your hernia and hernia-related questions. Dr. Shirin Towfigh, founder of www. HerniaTalk.com and now the LIVE Q&A version, is a laparoscopic and hernia surgery specialist. She answers all your questions about anything hernia-related. We discussed mesh repair, tissue repair, how to choose the right surg...

Welcome to the only HerniaTalk LIVE session with interactive questions and answers to all of your hernia and hernia-related questions. Here, we are jointed by Guest Panelist Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, famed Ob/Gyn and expert in chronic pelvic pain. Dr. Aliabadi is also owner of the Outpatient Hysterectomy Center of Los Angeles. We discussed in great detail the evaluation and treatment of chronic pelvic p...

Welcome to the only HerniaTalk LIVE session with interactive questions and answers to all of your hernia and hernia-related questions. Here, we are jointed by Guest Panelist Dr. David Earle, hernia surgeon at the New England Hernia Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. Dr. Earle is also a former Medical Officer of the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA). We discussed his experience and thoughts about...

Welcome to the only HerniaTalk LIVE session with interactive questions and answers to all of your hernia and hernia-related questions. Here, we are jointed by Guest Panelist Dr. Mark Zoland, specialist in the evaluation and treatment of sports hernia and groin pain. His practice is at Core Surgical in New York City. There are very few of us who exclusively specialize in this niche within general s...

Welcome to the only HerniaTalk LIVE session with interactive questions and answers to all of your hernia and hernia-related questions. Here, we are jointed by Guest Panelist Dr. David Santos, laparoscopic and robotic surgery specialist at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Santos is the only hernia specialists I know of who exclusively treats patients with cancer. We discussed various approaches to tr...

Welcome to the only HerniaTalk LIVE session with interactive questions and answers to all of your hernia and hernia-related questions. Here, we are jointed by Guest Panelist Dr. Jonathan Yunis, hernia surgeon specialist of the Center for Hernia Repair in Sarasota, Florida. Dr. Yunis offers various options for inguinal hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruction. These include open, laparoscopi...

Welcome to the only HerniaTalk LIVE session with interactive questions and answers to all of your hernia and hernia-related questions. Here, Dr. Paul Turek, urologist specialist of the Turek Clinic, joins us to answer your questions about hernia-related topics. Dr. Turek is a specialist in male fertility and sexual health. We focused much of our talk on testicular pain due to inguinal (groin) hern...