When a person is morbidly obese, losing weight on your own can be quite difficult. Your body is simply accustomed to the weight and is resistant to typical methods for losing weight, such as changes in diet and increased exercise. For these patients, gastric sleeve surgery can be an effective …
Hernia Blog
The Femoral Hernia
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 …
Chronic Pain after Hernia Surgery
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. …
