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Mr Charles Leinkram
In 2002, Mr Leinkram joined A/Prof Brygel at the Melbourne Hernia Clinic. They both perform the same type of operation for inguinal hernias, i.e. the tension-free mesh hernioplasty, under local anaesthesia with sedation. Over the past 10 years Mr Leinkram has concentrated solely on hernia repairs and abdominoplasties.
Mr Leinkram also takes a special interest in the treatment of incisional hernias. This is a difficult and challenging problem because the patient often presents with a large abdominal swelling which might already have had one or more unsuccessful attempts at being repaired, and the swelling is also quite often associated with an unsightly overhang of abdominal skin and subcutaneous fat. Mr Leinkram has developed extensive experience in repairing these incisional hernias and at times combines this with an abdominoplasty (tummy-tuck). He has been performing abdominoplasties for over 20 years.