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, which was discovered when they were 4 months old. Currently, they have been using traditional Chinese medicine cold compresses for 10 days, and it is unlikely to show significant short-term effects. I wonder how old your child is. If the condition was discovered when they were 4 months old, was traditional Chinese medicine treatment started immediately? 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, it is recommended to consider surgical treatment, as conservative treatment is often ineffective.