Non-mesh hernia repairs
By highly experienced surgeons

We are happy to announce that as travel restrictions in Germany for UK residents have been relaxed, you will now be able to travel and undergo an operation in our clinics in Germany again. We can arrange an operation for you within two weeks.

Hernia repairs without mesh
By highly experienced surgeons

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Leader in Europe

BioHernia is an international healthcare intermediary that connects individuals and elite athletes with the best non-mesh hernia surgeons in Europe.

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Performed by an expert surgeon

Our advanced operating techniques without mesh, are only guaranteed to have a good result in the hands of experienced surgeons. To guarantee you the best results, we have limited our partnerships to a handful of specialist surgeons who perform more than 400 non-mesh hernia operations yearly.

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Our surgeon interviewed by BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire

In a recent broadcast by BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire, a light is shed on the many patients with chronic groin pain following a hernia repair in NHS hospitals. Our surgeon, Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck, is interviewed to share her expertise in performing non-mesh hernia repairs and mesh removals.

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Latest on Brexit and our services

Until the 31st of December 2020 it was possible for our British patients to claim the costs of treatment back from the NHS, under EU law. The contents of the withdrawal deal that was struck on the 24st of December are not yet fully implemented by the NHS, so at this point we are still unable to say whether the NHS will continue to reimburse the costs for our treatments. You are, of course, always welcome as a private patient.

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Our patients rate us highly
And we are proud of that!

Thanks to our tailored approach and experienced surgeons, our patients are very satisfied with their operations.

Vijf sterren voor organisatie en operatie.Vier weken geleden ben ik (64) geopereerd ivm een liesbreuk. Zonder matje/mesh! Per dag was het herstel zichtbaar en voelbaar. Ik wandel graag en veel. Na anderhalve week voelde ik mij, tijdens het lopen, al jonger dan voor de operatie. Nu, na vier weken, ben ik volledig hersteld. Keurig onopvallend litteken.Ook zeer tevreden over alle communicatie en organisatie rondom de operatie.

Paul Keizer

11:17 06 Apr 22

Vanwege een liesbreuk via BioHernia terecht gekomen bij de Duitse Dr Koch. Van begin tot eind was alles perfect geregeld. Begeleiding was altijd correct en beschikbaar. Voelde bijna alsof je als familie werd gezien, zo gewoon en vriendelijk. Voor als het nodig is, durf ik BioHernia van harte aan te bevelen!

Wim Schuiling

14:42 12 Jan 22

Ben geholpen aan een enkele liesbreuk. Met de auto alleen afgereisd naar Kelkheim (Frankfurt). Daar waanzinnig goed geholpen door Dr. Wiese. Woensdag daar gearriveerd voor laatste controle en donderdag ochtend om 09:00 geopereerd. Om 11:00 wakker geworden en om 11:30 was ik weer in het hotel. Vrijdag om 14:00 een laatste check gehad van Dr. Wiese en toen weer naar huis (Amsterdam) gereden. Een week lang “last” gehad van herstel en daarna kon ik weer gewoon bewegen. Ben heel blij dat ik niet voor het “matje” ben gegaan in Nederland. Nu, na 4 weken, zeer tevreden met het resultaat.

Mario Bik

16:16 19 Dec 21

I had an inguinal hernia surgery in Cottbus last September. At first I was reluctant to go to Germany for a surgery. (I live in the UK.) But after reading all the horror stories of people who suffered with the mesh I decided to have the surgery in Cottbus. Dr Koch operated on me and I'm very pleased with the result. For three days after the surgery he came at the hotel and checked on me. Right after the operation I felt some pain but that was minimal. It has now been more than three months after the surgery and I'm very well and pleased that made the decision to be operated by Dr Koch.Nahom organized everything very well. The transport from hotel to airport was excellent. The stay at the Sorat hotel was superb. Very good room, and super breakfast. There are so many restaurants nearby that you don't know which one to choose. I'm also very pleased with the treatment I received from the nurses at the clinic. They were very helpful and made me feel comfortable.Some say that hernia might reappear. If it does I will go back to Cottbus, with no hesitation.

George L.

21:05 12 Dec 21

I reached out to Biohernia for an online consultation prior to an eventual trip to Germany to see Dr. Koch. I was not sure if this was possible or not. Nahom helped me first. I sent all my previous exams reports and could talk to Dr. Koch via Zoom a few days after. Dr. Koch patiently answered all my questions and I felt I was really listened to. I really appreciated the honesty of Dr. Koch who didn't recommend surgery for my particular case and gave me some good advice. The same day Nahom sent me a protocol of exercises to do at home. Top-notch professionals.

marta di pasquale

07:09 08 Nov 21

BioHernia is an excellent organization. From the beginning till the after care everything was well organized. I can recommend everyone who needs surgery for an inguinal hernia to have it done by Dr. Andreas Koch. Everyone was very helpfully: in Amsterdam, in the Hotel, in the Taxi, in the Hospital etc.

Henk Waaijenberg

13:33 06 Nov 21

My bi-lateral hernia operation worked out very well and I would highly reccomend Dr. Koch's services to anyone especially if they qualify for NO-MESH surgery. Thanks Dr. Koch, staff and BioHernia for everything you did.GREAT TOWN COTTBUS!

mark wasley

07:57 28 Oct 21

This review is written by my husband Brian GutteridgeFantastic experience. I chose Dr. Andreas KOCH after watching his conversation on Herniatalk with Dr Shirin Towfigh. I was not wrong in my choice. My operation took place on 11th August 2021. Due to hospital shutdown during the pandemic, my hernia had been left untreated for months, it had got a lot worse and was giving me a lot of pain. Also I wanted a shouldice repair without mesh and very few surgeons are competent enough to carry out this procedure. Dr Koch speaks very good English, and is most professional. A surgeon who visits you at the hotel to check up on you after the operation! Unheard of.The staff at the Sorat Hotel where the patients are staying are very nice and most helpful. The fee for the operation is more than reasonable although this was not my deciding factor. I chose Dr Koch for his competence and reputation. I highly recommend him to anyone who needs a hernia operation.Once again I want to thank Dr Koch, his lovely medical team and Nahom at Biohernia for the whole experience and its smooth process from start to finish!Thank you from the bottom of my heartBrian Gutteridge.

Catherine Gutteridge

21:01 08 Sep 21

I had to suppress a little urge to give 'only' four stars. My insurance pays just half of the actual costs of surgery, and nothing for traveling and staying in Cottbus. I had some bad luck with (not uncommon) side effects. Back in the Netherlands I could get in touch with dr. Koch very easily, however, and he responded swiftly and reassuring.The whole experience was both great and surreal to me.I had some minor surgery in the past, but never had full anesthesia before. Not so much a nasty, but strangely disturbing experience.Within 4 weeks after the surgery I started some exercises: first with weights for arms and hands only. This week cycling some kilometers at a little over 20 km/hour. Maybe I could have started that a little sooner. After cycling I got more 'feedback' from knees –probably due to the lack of training in the 8 months before the surgery. Yes definitely SARS_CoV_2-related.

Frans Groenendijk

12:39 02 Sep 21

Great service from Dr. Koch and his team. The process was so easy from start to finish thanks to Biohernia. I have applied for reimbursement of the costs from the Health Service Executive in Ireland and am awaiting their processing of my claim. The recommended hotel (Sorat) was great too. I hope I never have a hernia on the other side but if I do I know where I will go.

Ed O'Connor

13:49 18 Aug 21

Overall, I had a VIP experience with a great result in July 2021, my hernia is gone and I have no pain.I live in Ireland, I had an inguinal hernia for over 2 years but I was reluctant to get surgery because the mesh’s horror story I heard. At the end, I found out about BioHernia when I was looking for a non-mesh surgery and I’m so glad I found them even if I was a bit sceptical at the beginning.The service from BioHernia was top, well organised even during COVID, in Ireland with HSE the surgery cost is covered. BioHernia put you in relation with the Doctor of your choice and can organise everything, I chose Dr. Koch in Germany as I read really good reviews about him and I was right, the result is amazing, Dr. Koch checked daily on me in the hotel following the surgery, the scar is tiny and the pain was low to moderate.Now after 4 weeks post-op I have zero pain and I can again carry things around, this is a life changer. Hopefully I won’t have any hernia again on the other side but if I do, I’ll re-use their service straightway, no more waiting!If you have one, get it done, don’t wait, all the best!

Julien Vailles

12:07 03 Aug 21

For us it was more like a holiday rather than a inguinal hernia surgery!Now, writing this seven weeks after the surgery I don’t feel anything anymore. Jus a little swelling were the cut was made. I can even see the cut hardly. I’m jogging over 30 minutes without any trouble and riding bike, walking, everything. And that’s what really matters, how life is after surgery. And that is great again.About the contact, communication, friendliness and expertise from Biohernia, Dr. Koch and his staff and even the people from the Sorat Hotel in Cottbus a big applause. From the first contact until the last, simply superb.And staying in the Hotel where Dr. Koch came by once or twice a day after the surgery made me a free man for the rest of the day, so my wife and I could stroll trough Cottbus and made some tours in the area. That is much more pleasant than laying in a swampy hospital all day waiting.

Bert

09:31 08 Jul 21

Best DecisionMy mesh free operation to correct an inguinal hernia was performed on a Wednesday morning a short 6 weeks after my initial call to Biohernia and speaking to Nahom. First contact was followed by a most reassuring video chat with Dr Koch concerning a possible operation, medical history, potential problems and recovery prospects.I decided to accept the operation date, the best decision but not the easiest with the potential problems Covid-19 could cause with travel arrangements and lockdowns.The morning of the operation, all was business like and relaxed, all preparations done, must have relaxed too much, came round as though from a sleep. All done, no pain or discomfort, attentive nurses, a short wait then a very welcome boxed lunch provided by the hotel.A nice long afternoon walk, what a relief, no hernia.Several hotel visits by Dr Koch to change surgical dressings, check for problems and confirm use of allocated medicines and wound dressings, all healing nicely.My thanks to Dr Koch and the marvelouos team at Biohernia for providing the possibility of a pain free future.

Brian Shelton

14:21 20 Jun 21

Met mijn liesbreuk aan de rechterzijde een aantal maanden rond gelopen. Twijfelend over de gedachte om een kunstof mat in mijn lichaam te laten plaatsen en zoekend naar een alternatief kwam ik bij Biohernia terecht. Ik vind het diep triest dat er in Nederland geen dokter te vinden is die zonder matje kan en wil opereren. Na een intake gesprek met dokter Koch was ik er van overtuigd dat hij me op een natuurlijke manier kon helpen. In augustus 2020 naar Cottbus bij Berlijn gereden (vliegen was geen echte optie i.v.m. corona) en daar prima geholpen door dr. Koch en zijn team. Op woensdag geopereerd en op vrijdag en zaterdag in twee etappes heeft mijn echtgenote ons weer teruggereden naar Nederland. Het is een flinke reis, maar mocht de linkerzijde ooit aan de beurt zijn, da zou ik zonder twijfel weer naar Berlijn rijden of vliegen. Deze man is een professionel op zijn vakgebied.

Björn Buitenhuis

21:15 18 Jun 21

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!Almost too good to be true - the entire process, from planning and organising, to consults, the surgery, walking out of the clinic the day of, recovering the next few days and then a few weeks on the lighter side (no lifting, really),... perfect! I'm glad I did it, with both sides done, and no regrets. Good job, Nahom, and the medical team!

Christian Schoepke

16:53 23 Feb 21

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Thinking about your long-term health

For an optimal result and your health in the long term, we choose to treat your hernia(s) without the use of plastic meshes. We use innovative operation methods that provide a quick recovery and excellent results.

√ Minimal risk of recurrence
√ No chronic ‘mesh pain’
√ Best operation methods for active people

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Trusted in elite sports

From the Three Lions to UEFA Champions League winners: every year our surgeons treat countless top footballers with hernias. Considering top athletes require the very best care, we are very proud that they, so often, choose our surgeons to repair their hernias.

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