Hernia Center - Hawthorne, CA
Hawthorne Surgeon Doctors for HerniaType of Physician: Surgeon What is a Surgeon? A certification by the Board of Surgery; practitioners manage a wide range of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon provides the diagnosis and the care to patients before, during and after surgery. The surgeon is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of trauma victims and the critically ill. The surgeon has special knowledge and skills in birth defects, tumors, infections and metabolic problems relating to the head and neck, breast, abdomen, extremities including the hand, and the gastrointestinal, vascular and endocrine systems. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the most relevant features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. Specialty: Surgery Common Name: Surgeon Doctors in Hawthorne * Shorr Smith & Hurst MDs  James Liu MD  Shorr Smith & Hurst MDs  Shorr Smith & Hurst MDs  Robert R Bonilla MD  Christopher C Chidi MD  Stevan R Clark MD  L Tim Goodwin MD  Saeed Hakim MD FACS  Pacific Surgical Institute  Pacific Surgical Institute  Donald B Miller MD  Southbay Otolaryngology Head & Neck  Khaja R Ahmed MD  Jack R Ludwick MD  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Redondo Beach  Nnaemeka Udoh MD  Ivor H Harewood MD  Association of South Bay Surgeons  Association of South Bay Surgeons  Association of South Bay Surgeons  Marc F Colman MD  Association of South Bay Surgeons  Association of South Bay Surgeons  Association of South Bay Surgeons  Association of South Bay Surgeons  Association of South Bay Surgeons  Torrance Memorial Outpatient Clinic  Association of South Bay Surgeons  Marc F Colman MD  Association of South Bay Surgeons  Association of South Bay Surgeons  UCSD Surgery  Association of South Bay Surgeons  James Wethe MD  Jeremy?Korman MD  TLC Torrance Natural Sight Laser Vision Center  Jordan H Goodstein MD  Don J Schiller MD  Jane Kakkis MD Breast Care Specialists  Harry B Kram MD  Jehan Z Mir MD  Luis Tincopa MD  Yoon & Yoon MD Inc  Amini Medical Clinic  Rafael Reisfeld MD  Moussa Moshfegh MD  Alan R Weiss MD  Kirby Dermatology  Town Cosmetic Surgery Center  The Center for Colorectal Health  Sonny Oparah MD  Awariefe Ridgille & Sims MD  Jose N Montano MD  Beverly Hills Institute of Bariatric & Obesity Surgery  Jose L Rivas MD  Kishore S Tonsekar MD  Century Urology Medical Group  The Center for Cholesterol Management  Chester Semel MD  Robert Y Uyeda MD  Jin K Park MD  Cedar Sinai Medical Center Orthopaedic Center  Joseph Yadegar MD  Kenneth W Adashek MD  Gary S Bellack MD  Cedars-Sinai Surgery  Center for Liver & Kidney Diseases  Center for Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery  BEVERLY HILLS WEIGHT LOSS MEDICAL CLINIC  Cedars Tower Surgical Medical Group  David Fermelia MD  Cedars Sinai Medical Center Pediatric Surgery  Cedars Sinai Medical Center Pediatric Surgery  Robert Hutcherson MD  Center for Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery  Institute For Advanced Urology  Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery  Cedars Tower Surgical Medical Group  Comprehensive Urology Medical Group  Cedars Tower Surgical Medical Group  Center for Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery  Center for Liver & Kidney Diseases  Center for Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery  Center for Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery  Comprehensive Urology Medical Group  Cedars Tower Surgical Medical Group  Skull Base Institute  Gregory Tsushima MD  Firoozmand Hoffman Hoffman & Capiendo MDs  Laura R Lefkowitz DPM  Cedars-Sinai Medical Outpatient Cancer Center  Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center  Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center  Comprehensive Cancer Center  Cedars-Sinai Medical Outpatient Cancer Center  Eduard Dudukgian MD  Fitzgibbons O'Donnell & Heartfield MDs  The Breast Center  Houshmand J Naim MD Hawthorne, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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HerniaWhat is a hernia?A hernia is an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This defect causes a bulging of the abdominal wall. This bulging is usually more noticeable when the abdominal muscles are tightened, thereby increasing the pressure in the abdomen. Any activities that increase intra-abdominal pressure can worsen a hernia; examples of such activities are lifting, coughing, or even straining to have a bowel movement. Imagine a barrel with a hole in its side and a balloon that is blown up inside the barrel. Part of the inflated balloon would bulge out through the hole. The balloon going through the hole is like the tissues of the abdomen bulging through a hernia.
Serious complications from a hernia can result from the trapping of tissues in the
Where are hernias located?The most common location for hernias is the groin (or inguinal) area. There are several reasons for this tendency. First, there is a natural anatomical weakness in the groin region which results from incomplete muscle coverage. Second, the upright position of human posture results in a greater force pushing toward the bottom of the abdomen, thereby increasing the stress on these weaker tissues. The combination of these factors over time breaks down the support tissues, enlarging any preexisting hole, or leads to a tear, resulting in a new hole. Several different types of hernia may occur, and frequently coexist, in the groin area. These include indirect, direct, and femoral hernias, which are defined by the location of the opening of the hernia from the abdomen to the groin. Another type of hernia, called a ventral hernia, occurs in the midline of the abd... Recommended Reading Related to HerniaQuestions To Ask Before Surgery » What is the operation (procedure) that is recommended?Ask your surgeon for a simplified explanation of the type of operation, technique used, and reasons it should be performed. (Pictures and drawings can tell patients and family a great deal.) Why was this specific procedure chosen over possible alternatives? What is the surgeon's experience with this procedure? Ask the surgeon about his/her experience with this procedure, its outcome, and the hospital or setting in which the operation will be performed. Is the nursing staff accustomed to caring for patients who have had this procedure? What is the reason that this procedure is necessary at this time?Is the procedure being done to relieve pain, diagnose a condition, correct deformity, for cosmetic reasons, or what exact purposes? Must the procedure be performed immediately?
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