Question about inguinal hernia repair

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u/Charming-Address6973
Sun Apr 3 14:34:51 2022 UTC
(5 comments)

I have a hernia on the left side since before transition and I want to have bottom surgery in the future. I’m concerned with the procedure for hernia repair interfering with eventual options with bottom surgery. I’m specifically concerned with the permanent mesh that is typically used to reinforce the abdominal wall.

Does anyone have experience having bottom surgery after hernia repair? In your case, did you have a mesh? Did the repair incision location have any effect on your options for labiaplasty?

Thank you all!!!

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u/meg-trans
Sun Apr 3 19:01:15 2022 UTC
(2 children)

I had a left-side inguinal repair with mesh a couple of years before a full vaginoplasty. I made my GRS surgeon aware in advance, but they were unconcerned and there was no apparent issue.

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OP
Sun Apr 3 19:10:00 2022 UTC
(1 child)

Thank you!

Was it penile inversion?

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Mon Apr 4 21:26:32 2022 UTC
(0 children)

No, scrotal graft, but I don't think it would matter for the hernia repair, I have a friend who had PI with a pre-existing hernia repair.

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u/unspecificshare
Sun Apr 10 21:50:08 2022 UTC
(0 children)

I had hernia repair in childhood (no net) and SRS well into adulthood. There was no problem. My surgeon was a urologist.

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u/[deleted]
Sun Apr 3 16:10:23 2022 UTC
(0 children)

I would like to know also since Ive had hernia repair with mesh on the left side