The typical symptom of an inguinal hernia is the presence of a mass at the base of the thigh, most of which can be incorporated back into the abdominal cavity. When suffering from an inguinal hernia, the patient has two eager hopes: first, to be treated as soon as possible in order to be cured; second, fear of surgery and not wanting to “go under the knife”. Most patients are trapped in this “paradox” and fantasize that there is a way to “cure hernia without surgery”. It is this idea that has given a market to the informal treatment method of sclerotherapy for hernia. They advertise in various informal newspapers and magazines, advocating the benefits of sclerotherapy for inguinal hernia, which is very confusing for patients, especially middle-aged and elderly patients, so as to achieve the purpose of profit. Li Jinlong, Department of General Surgery, Second Hospital of Jilin University