The present disclosure is directed to a method and system for the repair of ventral hernias. The method includes the steps of providing a needle (114)； providing a barbed suture (104) having a distal end attached to said needle； providing a surgical mesh (102)； rolling said surgical mesh, said barbed suture, and said needle to form a rolled mesh having said needle oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said rolled mesh； transferring said rolled mesh into a body cavity via a laparoscopic device； unrolling and laying said surgical mesh under a ventral hernia in an abdominal wall； threading said needle and barbed suture through said surgical mesh and said abdominal wall； and trimming said barbed suture.
