Hernia repair
It is a defect in the continuity of the muscular structures. The associated factors for presenting hernia are overweight, obesity, overexertion, smoking, urinary problems, and chronic cough. Warning signs and symptoms are sudden pain, nausea, vomiting, and bulging that do not go away.
There are two approaches: Open and Laparoscopic. Both types of procedures have excellent results, although the laparoscopic approach has been shown to have better benefits in terms of less pain, cosmesis, and early return to daily activities.
Who is a candidate for hernia surgery?
Any patient who presents a hernia defect in the groin region and presents symptoms of pain, bulging, incarcerated, or strangulation.
What are the risks of the surgery?
The inguinal hernia has a low percentage of risks, less than 1%. The risks are generally fluid accumulation (seroma), bleeding, infection, and rejection of the prosthetic material.
Failure to repair an inguinal hernia has a higher risk of complications due to the risk of incarceration, which is 10%, and with a 3% rate of strangulation
How should I prepare for the surgery?
In general, your doctor will explain the steps to follow to prepare for your surgery.
Preoperative laboratory studies such as complete blood count, and blood chemistry should be requested.
In patients over 40 years of age, a torax X-ray and electrocardiogram are recommended, as well as an assessment to determine the risk and to be able to correct the alterations found before surgery.
What situations can I expect after my surgery?
It is expected that after surgery, you will have pain; it will gradually decrease and appear only when you make efforts such as getting up, coughing, laughing, etc. If you have constant pain and do not reduce with analgesics, do not hesitate to contact us.
The inguinal region can be seen and palpated swollen, but it should diminish over time.
If you have constant pain, increase in volume, change in temperature (hot), or change in color (red), you probably have an infectious process, so do not hesitate to contact us.
When will I be able to exercise?
Relative rest is recommended for the first 20 days; this means that you can perform basic tasks such as getting up to go to the bathroom, personal hygiene, and, most importantly, walking.
You must walk so that the circulation of your extremities improves, you have bowel movements, secretions do not accumulate in the lungs, and the recovery is faster.
From 20 days to 3 months after the surgery, the mesh will be integrated into the tissue of the inguinal region, so stress activities should be avoided. Non-high impact activities such as walking and swimming are recommended. So high impact activities should be avoided.
