Hernias are a very common problem in the United
States, with over 250,000 hernias every year.
It is a widespread problem, and is, a matter
of fact, more widespread than what we would
all like to see. It can be caused by trauma,
by cancer, by infection, from prior surgery.
The type of complicated problems that these
patients have is not easily treated. We have
a multidisciplinary clinic here at The Ohio
State University Wexner Medical Center, where
general surgeons and plastic surgeons partner
to treat these kind of complicated patients.
We use advanced techniques and technologies
in order to solve problems that oftentimes
can't be solved in the outlying communities
or other cities around Ohio, or even around
the country.
These types of patients come in to the practice
and get what we will call a one-stop shop,
because this is a very patient-centric approach.
No patient likes to come in and see multiple
doctors on different days, especially if they're
coming from long distances. What we provide
here at Ohio State is the opportunity to walk
in through the front door and see both your
general surgeon and your plastic surgeon at
the same time in the same visit. Taking a
look at this from the patient perspective
is what we enjoy and what we strive to achieve.
When you come in, we will review your records,
we will perform a thorough history, we will
do a physical exam, we will order any tests
that are necessary in order to understand
the reason why you're here and what we can
do to help solve it. And then together, as
a team, we will work on your behalf in order
to deliver a result that will solve the problem
and let you move on with your life, so you
can go back and spend more time with your
family and do all of the things that you wanted
to do which you couldn't do up to that point.
