Mesh failures
Women across the country are experiencing problems after having transvaginal mesh implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The FDA announced in July 2011 that it had received nearly 4,000 reports of injury, death, and malfunction between 2005 and 2010. In many cases additional surgery was required. One study showed that approximately 10 percent of women experienced mesh erosion within 12 months of surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse.
The most common complication from transvaginal mesh implant are vaginal mesh erosion (also known as exposure, extrusion or protrusion), pain, infection, urinary problems, bleeding, and organ perforation. Also reported were recurrence of prolapse, muscular problems, vaginal scarring and mesh contraction, which causes a host of problems. Numerous lawsuits have been filed over these complications, in part because studies show no benefits over non-mesh repair.
If you had a mesh implant and suffered one of the above symptoms, contact us to discuss your options for pursuing compensation, or have your questions answered by a qualified attorney, with no obligation.
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