Chronic pain after an inguinal hernia repair is a well recognized complication, irrespective of technique. The incidence of chronic pain is estimated to be around 5-10%. Many factors contributed to the development of chronic pain, and one of the factors being the type of mesh fixation method. Common types of mesh fixation methods in laparoscopic hernia repair are traumatic fixation - the use of tacks (absorbable or non-absorbable) or atraumatic fixation, e.g. the use of fibrin glue; while some surgeons do not fix the mesh. No fixation is practiced by some surgeons in unilateral repair as some studies showed that there was no difference in recurrence rate and incidence of chronic pain between fixation or no fixation groups, yet in these studies hernia opening was small (<3cm) or not measured. It is generally agreed that fixation is indicated in large hernias (defect size >3cm), bilateral hernias and recurrent hernias in order to avoid early mesh dislocation and hernia recurrence.