Is it better to operate on an inguinal hernia or treat it conservatively?

The treatment of inguinal hernia needs to be decided according to the patient’s condition and physique, and it is impossible to tell which is better, open surgery or conservative treatment. 1. Surgery: Surgery for inguinal hernia repair can cure inguinal hernia radically. Depending on the patient’s condition, different types of surgery are available. These include traditional hernia repair, traditional tension-free repair, and laparoscopic tension-free hernia repair (minimally invasive). 2. Conservative treatment: For children under 1 year old, a bandage can be used to hold down the hernia ring, and with age, the abdominal wall muscle strength increases, and there is a possibility of self-recovery. For the elderly in poor health, may not be able to physically tolerate surgery, or have severe constipation, prostate hypertrophy, chronic bronchitis and other chronic diseases that increase abdominal pressure, temporarily unsuitable for surgical treatment. Inguinal hernia is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the assessment of the physician to choose the appropriate treatment, usually to avoid violent coughing, sneezing, defecation and other increased abdominal pressure, so as not to aggravate the condition.