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Hello sir my child suffering from umbrella hernia. He is 2months old and the novel swelling to much, the size is near 1 1/2 inches. Am already consult doctor but they no better about it will decree at the age 2years. How much it true sir. Am very afraid about?
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Umbilical hernia can get corrected on its own by the age of two yrs as when the child starts walking his abdominal muscles become more strong that's why we wait till the age of two and if it doesn't get corrected by then surgery can be done
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