Hernia. Simply Dr. Gorman
Unique No-Mesh abdominal wall surgery under local anesthetic only
Dr. Joel Gorman is an internationally known general surgeon who, after medical school and early training in the U.S., has practiced surgery in Israel for 30 years.
For 25 years Dr. Gorman has specialized in abdominal wall surgery, broadening and perfecting his unique No-Mesh Technique for all types of hernias.
Hernia Operation Technique
A Hernia is a protrusion of some of the abdominal contents out through a hole in the muscles of the abdominal wall. Hernia may cause discomfort and even severe pains, but its main risk is that abdominal organs may be pushed through the hole.
The hole can be caused by a naturally weak place in the abdominal wall opening up. When bowel or fat protrudes through the hole, the bulge felt under the skin is called an Umbilical Hernia or Inguinal Hernia. More technically, the hole in these naturally weak areas can be described as congenital or present at birth, or acquired naturally due to the wear and tear of aging.
The hole can also be man-made, caused by a complication of previous surgery which requires cutting through the abdominal wall. At the end of the operation, the incision in the muscles are stitched together (the skin is stitched separately after). This man-made weak area in the muscles may open up later, so that bowel or fat protrudes out. This is felt as a bulge under the skin, and is called an “Incisional Hernia”. It is a complication of 10%-20% of all abdominal operations, including laparoscopy.
Dr. Gorman’s Unique Technique
No-mesh & Local Anesthetic Operation
Without a surgery, the patient’s situation can become severe. Common Hernia operations involve inserting a mesh to fix the abdominal wall hole, but this mesh technique often causes future complications.
With Dr. Gorman’s technique, the operation is performed under local anesthetic only, with a unique “weaving” technique, which allows quick recovery without pain or other inconvenience from a foreign body. Moreover, this technique ensures permanent recovery, with normal activities, and without future complications or re-occurrence of a hernia.
Testimonials
Shai Golan
Dear Dr Gorman, I wanted to thank you again, this time in writing. You performed a left sided inguinal hernia repair surgery on me 3 weeks ago. From the moment of our first conversation you put me at ease. I was very anxious about hav [...]
Kfir Goyte
Sometimes you meet real good doctors… I'm a man who never trusted doctors. I arrived to the hospital with very strong pains in lower abdomen which was diagnosed as Inguinal Hernia. The doctors tried several times to operate me, but I [...]
Victor Jerbi
Hello, Two weeks after having an inguinal hernia no-mesh surgery by Dr. Joel Gorman, I can point out several advantages: I didn't feel like I'm having a surgery, didn't feel the anesthetization and woke up fresh right after like I had [...]
Levy & Bibi families
Hello, My name is Sima Bibi. I would like to recommend Dr. Gorman who operated my mother, Lea Helen. My mother at age of 70 visited Dr. Gorman with a severe hernia at her abdominal wall and a bowel obstruction after she had a laparosc [...]
