In this episode, Tom Varghese, MD, FACS, is joined by Todd Heniford, MD, FACS, and Alexis Holland, MD, from the Carolinas Medical Center. They discuss the recent article by Drs Heniford and Holland, “Limited or Lasting: Is Preoperative Weight Loss as Part of Prehabilitation Maintained after Open Ventral Hernia Repair?” This study supports the implementation of preoperative optimization and weight loss before hernia surgery, which remains controversial. Long-term maintenance of preoperative weight loss before abdominal wall reconstruction is achievable and sustainable.

Disclosure Information: Drs Varghese and Holland have nothing to disclose. Dr Heniford is a surgical research grant recipient and receives speaking honoraria from WL Gore.

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Holland, Alexis M MD; Lorenz, William R MD; Ayuso, Sullivan A MD; Katzen, Michael M MD; Kundu, Souma MD, MPH; Rosas, David A MD, MBA; Mead, Brittany S MD; Scarola, Gregory T MS; Augenstein, Vedra A MD, FACS; Heniford, B Todd MD, FACS. Limited or Lasting: Is Preoperative Weight Loss as Part of Prehabilitation Maintained after Open Ventral Hernia Repair?. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 241(2):p 171-179, August 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001348 

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