What should I do if my hernia has recurred after surgery?

  Hernia is a common disease and surgery is the only way to treat it. Generally speaking, the recurrence rate of traditional inguinal hernia repair surgery is 5%~11%, and the recurrence rate of tension-free hernia repair surgery is 2%~5%. Of course, the recurrence rate is related to the experience and level of the surgeon, and the recurrence rate of hernia surgery by professional hernia surgeons is <0.5%. Hernia as a common disease, hernia repair surgery is widely carried out in hospitals at all levels, and it is also a surgery that intern surgeons and young doctors are required to master. Generally, surgeons are usually exposed to only one or two cases of hernia surgery per month, and they are not skilled in surgery, so recurrence is inevitable.  The main causes of postoperative recurrence of inguinal hernia are increased abdominal pressure and weak local ligaments. If the increase in abdominal pressure occurs immediately after surgery, such as violent coughing, sneezing, urinary retention, or severe constipation, it is likely to cause recurrence of the hernia; in addition, weakness of the ligaments in the inguinal region is also a basic cause of recurrence. Of course, early recurrence of hernia is also related to the skill of the surgeon, and the recurrence rate is very low for professional hernia surgeons.  Hernia must be treated surgically and recurrence also requires surgical treatment. Many hernia patients doubt the effectiveness of surgery once the hernia recurs and are not treated, resulting in a larger and larger hernia, and recurrent hernias often have more obvious symptoms. Recurrent hernia is generally more difficult to operate than the initial hernia, and the general surgeon repair is prone to secondary recurrence, so patients with recurrent hernia should seek professional medical consultation in a timely manner. Professional hernia surgeons perform hernia surgery almost every day and are quite skilled and experienced, and have more contact with recurrent hernias. The minimally invasive surgery we carry out according to the patient's condition is directly subabdominal transversal fascial repair, which is less traumatic and has a very low recurrence rate. In recent years, the field of hernia surgery has developed rapidly, and specialists have mastered more advanced techniques and concepts, just as the sage Confucius said: "There is a sequence of hearing, and there are specialties in the field. As the sage Confucius said, "There is a sequence of knowledge, and there is a specialization in the field". As the saying goes, only those who learn something are experts, and experts are those who have expertise, while those who can do everything are miscellaneous.  Finally, I would like to inform all hernia patients that hernia is a physical defect of the abdominal wall that must be treated surgically, and that patients with recurrent hernia should also actively seek treatment from a specialist, as recurrent hernia is not terrible.