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Hello inguinal belt might help a bit in reducing symptoms. But it can not prevent surgery. Nowadays inguinal belt/ truss is not recommended anymore. Better to consult a good surgeon and go for surgery before it gets complicated. Regards.
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No it does not. It is now obsolete.
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Dear surgical repair of inguinal hernia is the only method of curing it. Use of a hernia belt may cause more damage to inguuinal muscles and predispose to strangulaton.
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