Transvaginal Mesh Complications And Lawsuit Updates

Women suffer from diverse physical complications and some of them are not curable at all. While some can be controlled, in other cases, there is no remedy except a surgery. Vaginal mesh is a net-like medical device and it is used to provide extra support while repairing weakened and damaged tissues. Like most of the surgical mesh devices, it is also made from synthetic materials or animal tissue. It is used to treat Stress Urinary Incontinence. It is the unintentional loss of urine due to a physical movement or activity- like coughing, sneezing, heavy lifting or running- that puts stress on the bladder. Moreover, for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. When the ligaments and muscles supporting the Pelvic Organ of a woman weaken, the pelvic organs can slip out of place. To treat it, surgical mesh can be implanted for reinforcing the weakened vaginal wall. Surgery can be done through abdomen or vagina. Though the device is implanted to provide a relief to women, in most of the cases, the patients ...

Women over 40 years of age have frequently suffered from problems like POP and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). This can become an agonizing hindrance and the sole solution for them is to implant a net-like device, called transvaginal mesh. Typically, this surgery is performed through the vagina. This device eventually becomes a part of normal body tissues, over a period of time. One shortcoming of this device is that, once it is installed, it becomes difficult to uninstall. Even though this implant has proven to be beneficial for numerous patients, yet there are plenty who have suffered from lethal complications. Transvaginal mesh complications have been reported after a few days of surgery in some patients. While some have experienced, side-effects few years later. Some of the grieving side-effects include: 1)      Difficulties while passing urine 2)      Vaginal bleeding 3)      Scarring of the ...