| Ventral hernia is common among the residents of US | | | | An incision in your abdominal wall will always be an |
| and UK, Approximately 170,000 peoples of US and UK | | | | area of potential weakness. Hernias can develop at |
| are affected by ventral hernia every year. Due to the | | | | these sites due to heavy straining, aging, injury or |
| high cost medical treatments in US and UK, ample of | | | | following an infection at that site following surgery. |
| patients from US and UK have their ventral hernia | | | | They can occur immediately following surgery or may |
| repair in India at the metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi, | | | | not become apparent for years later following the |
| Chennai and Hyderabad, Hospitals of ventral hernia | | | | procedure. |
| surgery in India are aiding international patients who are | | | | Anyone can get a hernia at any age. They are more |
| suffering from ventral hernia repair and searching for | | | | common as we get older. Certain activities may |
| low cost options for their ventral hernia repair. Indian | | | | increase the likelihood of a hernia including persistent |
| hospitals are affiliated with world class medical | | | | coughing, difficulty with bowel movements or urination, |
| healthcare facilities by the renowned hernia surgeons | | | | or frequent need for straining. |
| who are trained from the best medical institutes in the | | | | ARE YOU A CANDIDATE FOR THE |
| world. The main reason behind the affordable medical | | | | LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR? |
| healthcare facilities in India are the surgeons in India | | | | Only after a thorough examination can your surgeon |
| charge very less as compare to other surgeons in US | | | | determine whether a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair |
| and UK, and cheaper cost of the basic needs in India. | | | | is right for you. The procedure may not be best for |
| WHAT IS A VENTRAL HERNIA? | | | | some patients who have had extensive previous |
| When a ventral hernia occurs, it usually arises in the | | | | abdominal surgery, hernias found in unusual or difficult |
| abdominal wall where a previous surgical incision was | | | | to approach locations, or underlying medical conditions. |
| made. In this area the abdominal muscles have | | | | Be sure to consult your physician about your specific |
| weakened; this results in a bulge or a tear. In the same | | | | case. |
| way that an inner tube pushes through a damaged tire, | | | | Why to have ventral hernia repair in India? |
| the inner lining of the abdomen pushes through the | | | | Last year alone, over 70,000 patients came to India for |
| weakened area of the abdominal wall to form a | | | | ventral hernia repair from over 30 countries around the |
| balloon-like sac. This can allow a loop of intestines or | | | | world, USA, Canada, UK, Russia, the Middle East., |
| other abdominal contents to push into the sac. If the | | | | Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mauritius, |
| abdominal contents get stuck within the sac, they can | | | | the Central Asian Republics. Doctors of ventral hernia |
| become trapped or “incarcerated.” This could | | | | repair in India are amongst the best in the world. Most |
| lead to potentially serious problems that might require | | | | of the doctors at leading hospitals have trained and |
| emergency surgery. | | | | worked abroad. Some even teach overseas. The |
| Other sites that ventral hernias can develop are the | | | | quality of medical infrastructure at our associate |
| belly button (umbilicus) or any other area of the | | | | hospitals is world class. Some of our hospitals are JCI, |
| abdominal wall. | | | | USA certified signifying that they meet or exceed |
| A hernia does not get better over time, nor will it go | | | | American hospital standards. The success rate for |
| away by itself. | | | | ventral hernia repair in India is very high among the |
| WHAT CAUSES A VENTRAL HERNIA? | | | | other western countries. |