article_snippet.sent: Concerns have been raised about the use of mesh implants in gynaecological procedures, with some women in Scotland and the US complaining of problems including bleeding and infections.
article_snippet.sent: But consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Clive Spence-Jones says the risk of complications where mesh is inserted abdominally is very small.
article_snippet.sent: ●Tiny cuts are made in the stomach through which a telescope and instruments are passed.
article_snippet.sent: ●A piece of mesh is inserted via an incision along the bikini line.
article_snippet.sent: Using tiny needles, one end of the mesh is attached to the back of the cervix and the other to the coccyx, and the coccyx is fixed with metal staples.
article_snippet.sent: the mesh is also covered with a thin layer of tissue to prevent scar tissue forming, encouraging tissue to grow and make the repair stronger.
article_snippet.sent: ●It can stay in place indefinitely and does not require a repeat operation.
article_snippet.sent: my only battle scars are tiny nicks on my stomach.