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Procedure
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While you are awake and pain-free (using local anesthesia or spinal anesthesia) or asleep and pain-free (using general anesthesia), an incision is made over the hernia. The bulging tissue or organ is replaced inside of the muscle wall; the muscle tissue is repaired; and the skin is closed. Frequently, a small piece of synthetic mesh is used to close the defect in the inguinal ring. Less commonly, laparoscopic surgical techniques are used to repair ingunial hernias.
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