Patient's question:
Now my baby is about two months old, but there are still cases of infant hernia. The doctor recommended having an infant hernia surgery. I'm very worried, so I want to ask if infant hernia surgery is safe?Doctor's answer:
Surgical treatment for pediatric inguinal hernia still carries certain risks, as all hernia surgeries require general anesthesia. General anesthesia is a step that causes fear in many people, especially parents who worry that if their child is too young, the anesthesia may affect brain function or cause them to never wake up again. Clinically, it has been summarized that the risk of complications after anesthesia is actually very small. The probability of a person experiencing a heart attack or a stroke after general anesthesia is not high, and the probability of children developing these complications is even smaller. Additionally, even if the patient has these underlying diseases, anesthesiologists will be more cautious and strive to minimize the occurrence of these risks.