Hernia Surgery Information
Please read the information on these pages carefully.
We recommend that you reread again while preparing for surgery and during recovery.
What is a hernia?
A hernia occurs when part of the abdominal contents pushes through a weakness or tear in the abdominal wall muscle or tissue.
Can I ignore my hernia pain?
Hernia symptoms affect people in different ways which if the hernias are left alone develop and become more complicated overtime.
Groin Hernia Repair for Women
Groin hernias are not a men only disease and are more common in women than people think
How do we repair a hernia?
At the Hernia Clinic Hampshire we offer both local anaesthetic with sedation and laparoscopic repairs under general anaesthetic to repair your hernia.
Can you prevent hernia recurrence?
Here we discuss a number of risk factors linked to hernias occurring, the failure of hernia repair and hernia recurrence.
What happens after hernia surgery?
Thanks to our pioneering procedure, recuperation and recovery from hernia surgery is uncomplicated and quicker.
Things to Consider When Needing Hernia Surgery:
- Are life-style adaptations needed first to allow for successful hernia repair?
- What patient factors can be reduced that will reduce the chances of hernia reoccurring?
- Do you have more than one hernia?
- Is this the first time you have had that hernia repaired?
- How does your age; health; frailty and urine flow impact on the decision?
- Would you benefit from a laparoscopic (inaccurately described as keyhole) repair or open repair?
- Do you need a full general anaesthetic and the risks it can present, or would you be more comfortable having a local anaesthetic and sedation?
- How experienced is your clinic at repairing hernias?
- Can the surgery be carried out in the following weeks to fit in with your diary and recovered in time for your planned activities?
Have a read about the Benefits of Hernia Surgery with Hernia Clinic Hampshire
Hernia Surgery Information
All the information you need to make an informed choice about hernia surgery is within HerniaClinicHampshire.com and is part of the surgery consenting process. If after reading this a couple of times you still have questions about your hernia repair, please email them to us prior to your surgery so we can answer them and make sure you are comfortable with and understand what you are agreeing to and why.
We will go through a consent form and both sign what we have agreed to on the day of surgery, but you must not leave it to the day of surgery to feel informed about your decision. If you decide against surgery, you need to appreciate the consequences of that decision too.
How to manage hernia pain whilst waiting for surgery. Click to understand more about hernia pain and how to manage it.
Further information is available:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/inguinal-hernia-repair/