One of the most common cases of hernia is the inguinal hernia. This is a bulge in your abdomen, in the groin area to be more precise. When the walls of your abdomen are weak, because of different causes, small parts of the intestine or tissues protrude through this area. This is a hernia. When the location of your hernia is the groin, the term used is inguinal hernia.

The only hernia treatment that is used today is surgery. However, a hernia repair is actually a simple surgery that does not require hospitalization. Of course, the hernia repair is an open surgery. Anaesthesia is a must in a hernia repair procedure, but a local one might be more than enough. However, before anaesthesia, the hernia patient is asked not to drink or eat anything six hours prior. Of course, in case the hernia patient must have a general anaesthesia. You might be one of the lucky one that are allowed to have some sips of water about two hours before the hernia anaesthesia, but this depends on the your anaesthetic.

There are two types of hernia repair procedures that are most frequently used: the open surgery and the keyhole procedure. The last hernia procedure is less indicated by some doctors, because the risk of damaging some of the neighbor organs is greater than the open hernia procedure. As time estimation, both hernia procedures last about half an hour. If you have an open hernia procedure, the doctor will make a cut that is about ten centimeters long. Through this cut, your doctor will then push the hernia back to its original place and then use stitches to close the gap that the hernia has created. In some hernia cases, some reinforcement might also be necessary. In the end, the doctor will lose stitch up the incision that he/ she made and the hernia surgery is then over.

The second option that a hernia patient has is the keyhole surgery. In this case, the doctor makes a very small cut just right near your umbilicus and then inserts a tube in. Gas may be used to give your doctor a better view of the organs. Then, through that tube, the doctor will insert certain instruments that are needed to make the hernia repair. Both these hernia repair procedures are very easy, but some doctors may have more experience in one of the procedures then in the other. There are also some other factors to take into consideration when deciding on what type of hernia repair to choose. The best thing to do is discuss it with your doctor.