Not an “I told you so” session!  Nor another lecture on where we went wrong with mesh…

Is a reminder to never forget the basics – ‘first do no harm’….policy and procedure around introduction of new treatments and procedures…demonstrable evidence base….consent…evaluation and re-evaluation….Perhaps above all else that there is no such thing as a ‘magic bullet’.

But where does this leave us now? Are we to work within a professional environment based on conservatism, risk aversion, traditionalism, or for that matter a ‘flat earth’ mentality?  Where do innovation, advancement, quality improvement, and open mindedness sit?