What is commonly referred to as an extra-abdominal hernia is a protrusion of intra-abdominal organs or tissues out of the body through a weak point or defect in the abdominal wall. Infants, children and the elderly are at high risk for inguinal hernias, and although there are many advertisements to prevent hernias, in fact, there is no effective way to prevent inguinal hernias. Once an inguinal hernia occurs, it cannot heal on its own and the hernia can only be treated surgically. Before hernia surgery, the surgeon routinely assesses the patient’s ability to tolerate the surgery. First, it is to find out the patient’s usual living conditions, such as whether he can take care of himself, how many floors he can go up, how active he is and how he sleeps, etc. Second, it is to ask the patient what medical diseases he had in the past, and then to do some selective tests with the purpose of assessing organ function. In fact, elderly hernia patients in their seventies and eighties can tolerate hernia repair surgery perfectly if they do not have serious medical diseases, can usually take care of themselves, and do not suffer from panic and chest tightness when going upstairs.