Xaracoll® (bupivacaine HCl; Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited) implant is now available for acute postsurgical pain relief for up to 24 hours in adults following open inguinal hernia repair. Xaracoll ...

As safer alternatives for hernia mesh materials come to market, we expect rates of chronic pain from chronic inflammation to polypropylene and the resulting neuropathic pain to substantially decrease.

Up to 12% of patients may develop chronic pain after inguinal hernia mesh repair—often linked to synthetic mesh and sometimes requiring revision surgery Phasix mesh is the elusive, safer alternative ...

The approval was based on data from 2 placebo-controlled phase 3 studies that evaluated the efficacy and safety of XaraColl for postoperative pain in 610 adults scheduled for open inguinal hernia ...

How Long Should I Be in Pain After A Hernia Surgery? Thanks to defective hernia mesh implants, not all hernia repair surgeries go as planned. The patients who received defective mesh often end up in ...

There is more evidence that it is possible to treat post-surgery pain effectively using nonprescription medications instead of opioids, according to a recent study. A study published in the Annals of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 17-year-old son plays high school soccer. After a recent game, he began complaining of pain in his lower abdomen that radiates down to his inner thigh. His primary care physician ...