The risks of hernia surgery in the elderly include anesthesia risk, intraoperative risk, and postoperative risk. 1.Anesthesia risk:Whether it is traditional incision surgery or laparoscopic surgery, general anesthesia is needed. Elderly people with deteriorating body functions may have anesthesia intolerance, which may lead to other diseases. Due to individual factors, allergy to anesthesia drugs may also occur. 2. Intraoperative risk: If the operation is not performed properly, bleeding, excessive abdominal wall defects, and damage to the surrounding organs may occur, thus increasing the operation time and the risk of complications. 3. Postoperative risks:such as incision infection, delayed healing or non-healing, etc. If artificial patches are used, patch failure and internal infection may also occur. Extra-abdominal hernia is a common disease in the clinic, once it occurs, you should go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of professional doctors.