What are the post-operative review and precautions for hernia surgery?

  Postoperative review: Basically, you can be discharged one day after surgery and return to the hospital for review one week after surgery, you can come to the ward for review at 7:30-8:00 every working day. Postoperative rest: In general, one week of rest is recommended after open inguinal hernia surgery and 3 days after laparoscopic surgery. After that, appropriate activities should be performed according to individual conditions, including driving, climbing, cycling, sex, etc.  Common postoperative complications: Pain: It is normal to have pain after open surgery. Local discomfort, pulling pain during activity, and local hard nodes are all normal. Younger patients or more sensitive patients can take medication for pain relief in the early postoperative period. Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive procedure, and postoperative pain is mild and mostly insignificant.  Effusion: postoperative effusion is a common condition after laparoscopic surgery and in most cases does not require special treatment and can usually be absorbed on its own in 1-3 months. Open surgery may also result in effusion in patients with larger hernia sacs and is treated as before. If the amount of fluid is large, or if it cannot be absorbed for a long time, it can be punctured and extracted.  Numbness in the operated area: it is seen in open surgery, mostly because of the damage to the local dermal nerve caused by open surgery, causing local numbness and discomfort, which usually does not affect normal life and most of them can recover after surgery.