1. Treatment of hernia Surgery is the only way to treat a hernia. A hernia should be treated immediately, even if it does not seem serious, especially if there are no symptoms. A hernia will not go away on its own, but will only get worse if left to develop, and the resulting complications can be very serious and even life-threatening. 2. Can a hernia be treated without surgery? No. 3. Types of hernia surgery Tension hernia repair: The traditional surgical method, in which the defective part of the hernia is directly pulled together and sutured to repair the defect, has the following obvious disadvantages compared to tension-free hernia repair: (1) significant postoperative pain, long duration and long recovery time after surgery (about 4-6 weeks); (2) long hospitalization (about 7-9 days after surgery) and bed rest for at least 2 weeks; (3) High recurrence rate (about 10-15%). Tension-free hernia repair: The current advanced surgical method uses a synthetic patch to repair the defective part of the hernia, resulting in no or very low tension at the local defective part after repair, thus greatly reducing the pain caused by local pulling, minimizing the impact of surgery on the patient, shortening the hospital stay and recovery time, and reducing the recurrence rate to 3%. Laparoscopic hernia repair: The use of laparoscopic techniques for hernia repair is less invasive and results in faster recovery. However, general anesthesia is required, limiting the number of patients who cannot tolerate general anesthesia. The cost of treatment also increases accordingly. 4.What are the possible problems encountered in hernia surgery? A: Hernia surgery itself is a minor surgery. The main problems of surgery are as follows: accidental surgical anesthesia, postoperative scrotal edema, and recurrence of hernia. The current method of tension-free hernia repair has significantly reduced the recurrence rate of hernia, and experienced surgeons can achieve a recurrence rate of less than 1%; the biggest problem is anesthesia. Many doctors are afraid to operate on patients for fear of anesthesia accidents, so many hernia patients have to endure various pains for a long time. Tension-free hernia repair can be performed under local anesthesia, and the use of local anesthesia allows hernia surgery to be performed basically independent of the patient’s physical condition, thus giving patients who would otherwise be inoperable the opportunity for surgical treatment.