Repeatable inguinal hernias have been treated with hernia belt compression after retraction for 4000 years and are still in use today. Despite the simple and incurable treatment principle of the hernia belt, which is considered to be an unsafe treatment method that only treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and is uncomfortable to wear and affects normal life and work to varying degrees, its use is still amazing due to its long history, its advantages such as no anesthesia and less risky treatment than surgery. As people’s living standards continue to improve and the correct treatment concept takes root, hernia belt treatment is now being replaced by surgical procedures. The use of a hernia belt gradually causes damage to the patient. Under the long-term compression of the belt, the muscle tissue is completely transformed into fibrous tissue, becoming thin and wrapped in adhesions. When the hernia belt is unable to compress the defect, it further makes surgical treatment more difficult for the surgeon and results in a relatively high recurrence rate after surgery. The hernia belt, as an ancient device, is a mere passing phase in the history of hernia treatment. Surgical placement of a patch for hernia remains the only cure for hernia at present.