The products described in this section are medical devices. A physician must first determine whether the use of these products is suitable for a given patient. Complications related to the use of these products may derive, as with any medical device. Therefore, the physician must carefully read the warnings, possible side effects, and contraindications written in the instructions booklet inserted in the box of each product, along with all pertinent medical literature, before proceeding to use the products. The physician must inform the patient of all potential risks associated with the use of the product.
Patients considering undergoing a procedure that involves implantation of a surgical mesh for the treatment of urinary incontinence should be aware of the possible adverse events linked to these procedures, which include but are not limited to:

• postoperative hematoma, seroma, abscess or fistula formation, or scarring which may occur following the implant procedure
• urinary retention, bladder outlet obstruction and other voiding dysfunctions
• perforations or lacerations of vessels, nerves, bladder, bowel, urethra, or any viscera, which may occur during or after the implantation procedure
• irritation at the operative wound site which may elicit a foreign body response that leads to wound dehiscence, inflammation and/or infection
• extrusion of the implanted mesh through vaginal epithelium or erosion into surrounding viscera and/or mucosa
• inflammation, sensitization, acute and/or chronic pain, dyspareunia, dysuria, scarification, contraction, device migration and failure of the procedure resulting in recurrence of incontinence.

Please be aware that adverse events are not limited to those listed above.
Always ask your physician to provide you with comprehensive clinical data on this type of surgeries.