Patient's question:
Medical history and treatment outcomes: The disease was discovered four months ago. On August 15th, traditional Chinese medicine cold compresses were started, but there was no improvement after 10 days. What kind of help is needed: Should surgery be performed on the child?Doctor's answer:
Hello, according to your description, your child has developed an inguinal hernia. It was discovered when the child was 4 months old, and you have been using traditional Chinese medicine cold compresses for 10 days now. In the short term, the effect will definitely not be very noticeable. I wonder how old your child is. Since the condition was discovered when the child was 4 months old, was traditional Chinese medicine treatment started immediately upon detection? If the child is still within the first 6 months, there is still a possibility of improvement. If the child is younger than 6 months, I suggest considering surgical treatment, as conservative treatment is often ineffective.