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are possible. However, the most common risks in hernia surgery include
the return of a hernia after several years.

For every 100 surgeries performed, anywhere from 1 to 10 hernias will
return after a period of around five years on average. However, there are

some ways to reduce this risk, especially if a surgical mesh is used to
provide additional support for the weakened muscles in the abdominal

wall that originally led to a hernia in the first place. Other ways to reduce
the occurrence of complications is to ensure the surgeon performing the

procedure is sufficiently experienced, especially in the case of

laparoscopic surgeries.

Hernia Surgery Malpractice

Unfortunately, in some cases, patients may be inadvertently injured during

a hernia surgery. These incidents could lead to the kinds of damage that

might require additional surgical procedures to remedy, which more than
just inconveniences the patient – it could result in missed work while the

subsequent surgeries heal or additional pain and suffering in the patient. In
such cases, it may be appropriate to seek compensation by bringing a

malpractice lawsuit against the medical personnel that led you to
experience the additional injury.

If you feel that you may have a viable case for medical malpractice after a
hernia surgery, contact a law firm or an attorney with the skills and

expertise needed to represent your interests. Choosing a lawyer with the
experience to know what constituted medical negligence and what doesn’t

means that you won’t have your time wasted if your case doesn’t rise to

the threshold necessary to prove medical malpractice. However, if your
case does so, you may have a good chance to win compensation as a

result.