What is the new Prolene Hernia System®?
It is a revolutionary device developed at the Houston Hernia Center and now being manufactured and marketed world-wide by Ethicon®, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson®. The Prolene Hernia System® is a mesh patch that covers the hernia on both sides. It allows for a tension-free repair that reduces patient discomfort, gets the patient back to a normal routine more quickly, and virtually eliminates surgical failures, which have been a common problem in hernia repair until now. Without using mesh, 15-20% of hernia repairs fail and need to be redone. With the new Prolene Hernia System®, in over 3500 cases, the recurrence rate is less than 0.05%.
