What are the possible complications of a hernia operation?
Hernia surgery is low risk but complications can occasionally occur. Some degree of bruising is expected after this type of surgery and the area can get quite swollen, particularly if the hernia was large. Infection can occasionally get into the wound and if so may require treatment with antibiotics. A scar is expected after healing is complete. Occasionally a small area of skin around the scar is slightly numb after the operation and this usually improves with time.
