Article History
Received: 8 June 2020
Accepted: 22 July 2020
First Online: 7 August 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All the authors declare a conflict of interest as BE and KKJ are members of the advisory wings of the board of the European hernia society and HG, ACB and MP are members of the board. All the authors are surgeons with hernia interest.
: This study did not need any approval by ethical committee.
: This study did not breech any animal or human rights as it is a commentary on social media influence of hernia surgery.
: No informed consent was needed.