Materials used for the sling surgery....

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Hi All,

I'm in the middle of doing research on the materials used for the

sling surgery for my daughter, Jasmine. When I had the surgery

done, the Dr. used the fascia lata. As parents who had their

children undergo this surgery, what was the material of choice and

why? Does anyone know the pros/cons of the materials? So far in my

research I found that the fascia lata is the best choice. But can

this be used so early in the child's life and if so, how is the

child developing after surgery?

We had a surgical consult the other day and the surgeon mention

about silicon sling (which I never heard of). When I asked him of

side effects and reactions to it from his patients, he was unwilling

to answer and pretty much ignored the importance of the question

(thus searching for new surgeon..Thanks for the info!) He

mentioned that the silicon sling would be a temporary solution and

later on Jasmine will go through surgery again using the fascia

lata. I am not comfortable with temporary solution. If my daughter

is going to go through surgery, I would like to do it right the

first time (if possible).

So can anyone out there educate me on the benefits of silicon and if

your child had any reaction to it? What other materials are

available? Pros/cons. After using the silicon, was there any

reoccurrence of ptosis where more corrective actions were taken?

Thanks so much!

Min