Techniques Of Hernia Repair Surgery And Its Recovery


What is Hernia Repair Surgery?



Mostly a general surgeon performs hernia repair surgery in an outpatient surgical centre or in a hospital.Generally the surgery can be implemented both in adults and children and it takes less than an hour or two.


You are given any of the following three types of anesthesia depending on various factors like which surgical techniques are used to repair hernia and if the surgery is elective or emergent.

  • General anesthesia

  • Regional (spinal) anesthesia

  • Local anesthesia with sedation

Techniques of Hernia Repair Surgery

 

 

 

Open surgery or laparoscopy is mainly used to repair Hernia. These techniques are used based on variables like size and location of the hernia, age and health of patients.

  • Open Surgery: An Incision is made near the hernia by the surgeon that helps in returning the bulging tissue back into the body. The muscle which is weakened that caused the hernia to occur in the first place is stitched back together or patched with a synthetic material called mesh.

  • Laparoscopic Surgery: For allowing the insertion of thin surgical tools multiple tiny incisions are made around the hernia. One of the tools is inserted with a camera helping the surgeon with images projected on a TV screen. Then the tools  helps to repair the hernia in the same process as with open surgery.

Contraindications

For undergoing Hernia repair surgery there are no specific contraindications. Relative circumstances under which patients have to do addition preparation before undergoing any surgery process includes:

  • Bleeding disorder

  • Obesity

  • Current tobacco user

  • History of blood clots 

How to Prepare for Hernia Repair Surgery


Lets see the instructions your surgeon may provide you after you have scheduled a hernia surgery repair.

Instruction that may include:

  • Keep your dressing with loose-fitting clothes on the surgery day.

  • Avoid taking certain medications for a period of time before surgery that can be any medications like aspirin or NSAIDs

  • Avoid eating for a period of time before surgery.

  • You  must someone driving you at home after surgery

  • Keep personal items if  in case you have to stay in hospital

Recovery

Period for recovery from hernia repair surgery is about one week for laparoscopic surgery and three weeks for open repair surgery probably.

Post-operative instructions:

  • Use an ice pack or cold compress at least 15 or 20 mins in every couple of hours to reduce swelling.

  • Try Tylenol or if necessary use your prescribed opioid as directed to control pain.

  • Get up and walk around five to six times per day to prevent any blood clot after surgery

  • Make sure to wash your hands before and after touching your incision site to prevent any further infection

  • Do not get involved in any painful or strenuous exercise for four weeks for laparoscopic surgery or six weeks for open surgery.

During your recovery contact your doctor if there is any indication of following symptoms:

  • Fever

  • Severe or worsening pain

  • Continuous Vomiting

  • Bowel movement is missing from day two or three after surgery

  • Any infectional signs from the surgical site - warmth,redness, increased swelling or abnormality.

Risks Involved

The man risks involved with undergoing hernia repair surgery include:

  • Bleeding 

  • Seroma

  • Infection around the surgical site used for hernia repair

  • Bowel or urinating issues like constipation or difficulty in urinating

  • Never or tissue can get injured or even damaged

  • Hernia recurrence

Conclusion

As hernia can not heal or resolve on their own, the main benefit of surgery is that it helps in treatment definitively. This concludes that after your surgery gets recovered , you will be able to return to your normal routine and daily life without any pain, discomfort.

But still in some cases, few patients develop chronic, usually nerve-related pain after hernia repair.

To prevent further recurrence, your surgeon can possibly recommend to lose weight if you are into obesity issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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