• 中文
  • EN
  • VN
  • Facebook
  • +886 912245137
  • 中文 中文 中文 zh-hant
  • EN EN EN en
  • VN VN VN vi
約書亞台北疝氣手術中心
  • Hernia Repair
    • Compare Hernia Operations
    • The Integrative Hernioplasty
    • What to Expect
    • Local Anesthesia
  • Hernia Types
    • Inguinal Hernia
    • Incisional Hernia
    • Femoral Hernia
    • Umbilical Hernia
    • Hiatal Hernia
    • Epigastric Hernia
  • TeleConsultation
  • Patient Care
  • FAQ
  • Latest News
  • Doctors
  • Location
  • Menu Menu
  • Compare
  • Method
  • Process
  • Anesthesia

Local Anesthesia

Local anesthesia is the safest, most comfortable anesthesia care for hernia repair

Charateristic Traditional method The Integrative
Hernioplasty
Low risk of
anesthesia
Traditional surgery requires
regional or general anesthesia,
and the risk of anesthesia is
high, especially in those with
advanced age and poor
cardiopulmonary function.
Local anesthesia+
intravenous sedation
Local anesthesia is only
required for the surgical
site, and the safety is
higher than regional and
general anesthesia.
Intravenous sedation are
administered during
surgery, and patients can
sleep comfortably during
the surgery.
Low recurrence rate The recurrence rate for
traditional tissue repair
method is about 5-10%,
2-3% for mesh repair,
and 3-7% for laparoscopic
hernia repair.
0.2%, low recurrence
rate
Small surgical
incision
The size of the wound
for the traditional tissue
repair method and artificial
omental patch technique
is about 5-10 cm while the
size of the wound for
endoscopic surgery is about
three 1-2 cm incisions.
Minimal incision
Less foreign
implant
In about 95% of traditional
surgeries, foreign objects
are used for reconstruction.
Most surgeries do not
need implantation of
foreign objects
(reducing the permanent
implantation of foreign
artificial omentum).
Zero-length
of stays
Traditional surgery requires
hospitalization for 2-3 days.
Must fast for 8 hours after
surgery.
Must lie down for 8 hours
after surgery.
Ten to twenty percent of
patients may have to have
a catheter inserted.
Discharged the next day
or two days after surgery.
Strenuous exercise can
be done three months after
surgery.
Day surgery
Recovery time is fast
Can eat immediately
after surgery.
Can get up and walk
immediately after
surgery.
Can get up and use
the toilet immediately
after surgery.
Can be discharged six
hours after surgery
(can also choose to
recuperate and be
discharged on the day
after surgery).
Can resume exercise
three weeks after surgery.
Low surgical
pain
Traditional postoperative:
Low to moderate degree
of pain
Painless or low degree
of pain
Reduction of
complications
Depends on the situation. Very few.

Make An Appointment Now

+886 912 245137
Chat on Whatsapp

Contact Us

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

This contact form is deactivated because you refused to accept Google reCaptcha service which is necessary to validate any messages sent by the form.

Our website will state that the effects of our medical treatment could vary depending on each individual’s health condition. We can not guarantee the results to be the same for each patient as mentioned in the testimonials.

Joshua Taipei Hernia Center

No. 276, Sec. 2, Jianguo S Rd.,
Taipei City 106, Taiwan
(ShuTien Clinic)

Taiwan 0800-580-137
Oversea  +886 912245137

Joshua Healthcare International Medical Services

https://joshua-healthcare.com
service@joshua-healthcare.com

© Copyright - Taipei Hernia Center
Scroll to top Scroll to top Scroll to top

This is a notification that can be used for cookie consent.

I agree

Cookie and Privacy Settings



How we use cookies

We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.

Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.

Essential Website Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.

Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site.

We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain.

We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. You can check these in your browser security settings.

Other external services

We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.

Google Webfont Settings:

Google Map Settings:

Google reCaptcha Settings:

Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:

Accept settingsHide notification only