New Delhi, April 29 -- Feel a bulge in your belly? You might be one wrong move from the operating room as it could be hernia and this common 'inconvenience' can become a medical crisis overnight.

Hernia surgery is among the most crucial operations for correcting hernial abnormalities. It means returning an organ or tissue to its previous location where it pushed through a weak area in the muscle or connective tissue.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Aparna Govil Bhasker (Consultant Bariatric and Laparoscopic Surgeon at MetaHeal - Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery Center in Mumbai and Saifee, Apollo and Namaha Hospitals in Mumbai), shared, "The repair is usually strengthened with mesh implantation to provide the required strength. R...