What Every Postpartum Woman Should Know About Hernias, with Dr. Shirin Towfigh

Dr. Shirin Towfigh is a hernia specialist and one of very few women in her field. She joins Dr. Mary Ellen Kramp to talk about what actually happens to the abdominal wall after pregnancy -- what gets missed, what gets misread on imaging, and what patients are told to just live with that they absolutely don't have to. From diastasis to hidden hernias to mesh, this is the conversation most postpartum women never get to have with a surgeon who actually specializes in this. Resources mentioned: HerniaTalk.com and Beverly Hills Hernia Center.

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