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<h1>Hernia awareness: seek early clinical assessment; informed consent, timely care, and proper surgical technique reduce risks and complications</h1> A health-sector press release urges awareness and early clinical assessment for hernias, describing clinical signs, risk factors, and potential progression to incarceration or strangulation, which are surgical emergencies. It notes conservative monitoring may be appropriate for small asymptomatic defects, but most hernias are ultimately repaired surgically, often using minimally invasive laparoscopic or robotic techniques with mesh reinforcement to reduce recurrence. Legal considerations include ensuring informed consent about risks, benefits, alternatives and device-related complications, adherence to standards of care for surgical technique and postoperative follow-up, accurate advertising of treatment outcomes, and timely access to urgent surgical intervention.