Umbilical hernia with mesh repair now got a lump at belly button

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had this done 3 weeks ago , belly button is now outwards and its like sqaushy lump now ,would this be fluid or failure , is this to be expected with a mesh repair , with the op once the mesh is in place do they stitch the hernia hole up as well or is that left open with just mesh barrier ,is it only the skin stitched ?

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