Dr. Rebecca Evangelista

"People who are poor candidates for this procedure are patients with a very high BMI, usually in the 70s or above, or patients who have had extensive previous abdominal surgery and are likely to have a lot of adhesions or internal scarring," says Rebecca Evangelista, MD, a general surgeon at The George Washington University Hospital.
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"Most patients follow a liquid and pureed diet for two weeks after the operation," says Dr. Evangelista.

"When this happens, you usually see a bulge at the hernia site," says Rebecca Evangelista,MD, a general surgeon at The George Washington University Hospital.
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"There are no exercises you can do to correct a hernia," says Dr. Evangelista."And there is no medication that will correct one, either.You really have two options: We can wait and observe the hernia or perform a surgical repair.

"Twenty years ago, surgeons routinely recommended surgical repair because of the risk to the bowel," says Dr. Evangelista.

"When this happens, you usually see a bulge at the hernia site," says Rebecca Evangelista, MD, a general surgeon at The George Washington University Hospital."Or, you may see the bulge when you cough or laugh, as the inner lining is pushed through the opening with the strain of your action."
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Rebecca Evangelista, MD, General Surgeon
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"There are no exercises you can do to correct a hernia," says Dr. Evangelista."And there is no medication that will correct one, either.You really have two options: We can wait and observe the hernia or perform a surgical repair.

"Twenty years ago, surgeons routinely recommended surgical repair because of the risk to the bowel," says Dr. Evangelista.