Many people cured their own hernias before surgery became fashionable. This is documented in books such as Cluthe's Advice to the Ruptured. Exercises to strengthen the abdominal wall are important, as is wearing the right kind of truss.
A hernia often requires surgery to cure completely.
No, I'm afraid that only surgery will cure a hernia.
If a doctor told you this, I'd suggest you get a second opinion. The only cure that I know of for a hernia is surgery.
Hernias are not self curable and must be repaired surgically before an infection sets in with the intestine.
Surgery is the recommended course of action for hernias. To control the hernia a binding device may be used. This binding would hold the hernia in while doing exercises and would prevent the hernia from getting larger.
The average cost of a hernia surgery in the US is $4,200 to $6,200 without insurance. The average family can expect to pay between $750 and $1,109 for the open hernia surgery.
There is only a palliative treatment of umblical hernia in homeopathy. Sooner or later you have to resort to surgery.
The outcome of surgery depends on the age and health of the patient and on the type of hernia. Although most hernias can be repaired without complications, hernias recur in 10-20% of people who have had hernia surgery.
How often do you have to change your dressing after hernia surgery
There are not too many complications as to hernia surgery it is a minor surgery that will not leave too much scarring.
I recently had surgery in July to repair an umbilical hernia only to be rushed to the hospital in October to repair 3 additional hernia's (holes). They wouldn't let me leave the hospital without the procedure. I assumed this was serious.
The Femoral hernia surgery is very costly. It is usually not covered by any insurance. The Femoral hernia surgery cost between £1,500 to about £5,500.