Hernias are all about a small or large hole in the fascia through which fatty tissue, intestines, or in rare cases, organs push can their way through. That’s the job of our muscles to keep these structures in place, but sometimes if a person has a weakened spot, a portion of intra-abdominal tissue pushes through […]
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Patients often come see Dr. Jacob after experiencing chronic pain for weeks after a hernia repair. They are typically at their wit’s end, wondering why they had hernia surgery at all if this level of pain was the result. Dr. Jacob has extensive experience addressing this kind of pain in patients. Sometimes a hernia mesh,
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Weight loss surgery isn’t always successful. Sometimes the former procedure fails, such as when a lap band loosens. In other cases, the patient failed to lose the expected weight. Revisional weight loss surgery may then be necessary. Dr. Jacob performs these revision procedures. What is revisional weight loss surgery? In revisional bariatric surgery, a second
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When a person is dealing with gastrointestinal problems that prevent them from having normal bowel movements, developing a parastomal hernia is a good possibility. A stoma is an opening made by a surgeon in the patient’s stomach, small bowel, or colon that allows the person to pass waste into a bag. Unfortunately, there’s an almost
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Hernias occur when tissue or an organ pushes through a weak spot in an abdominal muscle. Although many people choose to live with their hernias, it’s usually a good idea at some point to get the area surgically repaired. But then it comes back. Huh? Hernias do have an irritating quality of wanting to return
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Obesity isn’t just about the added pounds; it’s more about the impact it can have on the patient’s overall quality of life and quality of their health. Obesity can lead to hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, joint problems, and a host of other health issues. But once a person has become obese, it’s not as if
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It’s a common belief that men are the ones who get hernias. That may be true, at least in who currently has surgery to repair an inguinal hernia, but it may not be true overall. Many women can have what is known as a hidden hernia. This is a tiny tear in the abdominal wall
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Many sports involve repetitive movements, such as kicking, twisting, or turning. Football, soccer, basketball, tennis, and hockey all come to mind. They can often lead to groin pain, which can lead to a diagnosis from your doctor of a possible sports hernia. The problem is, most sports hernias are not true hernias, where an organ
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An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue, typically part of the intestine, pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles. For men, this type of hernia usually occurs in the inguinal canal. Dr. Jacob repairs inguinal hernias at his 5th Avenue practice. What are the symptoms of an inguinal hernia? A bulge in the area
In these first two blogs of this oddest of springs and summers in New York, we’ve covered some basics about hernias, what they are, symptoms, who gets them, and the like. For this August blog, let’s get into some of the questions patients have after their hernia surgery repair by Dr. Jacob. Since Dr. Jacob
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