How long it takes for elderly patients to recover from hernia surgery is related to the patient’s specific condition, the presence of underlying diseases and other factors, and cannot be generalized. Common clinical hernias include inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, femoral hernia, and abdominal wall incisional hernia. In general, if the hernia contents of elderly patients did not appear incarcerated, ischemia, necrosis, and the patient’s own quality is good, the patient’s incision healing after surgery, and no serious complications, usually about 7 days after the operation to achieve clinical healing, but 1 month after the operation can be basically recovered, do not bear weight too early or make the abdominal pressure increase activities. If the patient has underlying disease, poor recovery ability, postoperative infection, the recovery time will be relatively longer. In the case of incisional hernia of the abdominal wall, which is often accompanied by severe abdominal wall tissue loss, the recovery time is usually 6 months. In addition, it is recommended that these patients protect the incision, change the medication regularly, and avoid activities that increase abdominal pressure in order to promote wound healing.