When to have surgery for umbilical hernia in children?

When to have surgery for umbilical hernia in children?

Umbilical hernia is when the belly button pops outwards due to a weakness in the muscles in or around the belly button. There is a separate factsheet available for parents of children having surgery to repair an umbilical hernia – Umbilical hernia in children

How are small cuts made for umbilical hernia repair?

Your surgeon may stitch a synthetic mesh over the weak spot to strengthen the wall of the abdomen. The skin cut is closed with stitches and covered with a dressing. Two or three small cuts (1 to 2cm long) are made in your lower abdomen.

Can you delay surgery for an inguinal hernia?

Many people are able to delay surgery for months or even years. And some people may never need surgery for a small hernia. If the hernia is small and you don’t have any symptoms, or if the symptoms don’t bother you much, you and your doctor may simply continue to watch for symptoms to occur.

Do you need surgery for a small hernia?

And some people may never need surgery for a small hernia. If the hernia is small and you don’t have any symptoms, or if the symptoms don’t bother you much, you and your doctor may simply continue to watch for symptoms to occur.

Do you have to have surgery for umbilical hernia?

Have surgery now to repair your umbilical hernia, even if you don’t have symptoms. Take a “wait and see” approach to surgery because the hernia doesn’t bother you much. Hernias don’t go away on their own. Only surgery can repair a hernia.

Your surgeon may stitch a synthetic mesh over the weak spot to strengthen the wall of the abdomen. The skin cut is closed with stitches and covered with a dressing. Two or three small cuts (1 to 2cm long) are made in your lower abdomen.

What kind of surgery is needed for a hernia?

A hernia is usually treated with surgery. The three main types of hernia surgery are open repair, laparoscopic (minimally invasive) repair, and robotic repair.

When does an umbilical hernia close in a child?

Umbilical hernia. Children’s umbilical hernias often close on their own in the first two years of life, though some remain open into the fifth year or longer. Umbilical hernias that appear during adulthood are more likely to need surgical repair.