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Dr. Girija Surya, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Dr. Girija Surya is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Holmdel, NJ. Dr. Surya specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Surya typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
50 years
Experience
Dr. Girija Surya, MD
- Holmdel, NJ
- Madras Medical College
- Accepting new patients
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Broken foot?
You have related a 2-year-old fracture history with your current symptoms of pain, swelling and discoloration. There is no attached photo for me to give you an exact diagnosis READ MORE
You have related a 2-year-old fracture history with your current symptoms of pain, swelling and discoloration. There is no attached photo for me to give you an exact diagnosis and suggestion. Also, you have not mentioned where the fracture was, and treatment was given with complete healing of the fracture. If all of the above is true, then it may be worthwhile to see a vein specialist to see if you have chronic varicose veins causing the above symptoms. If fracture was not treated, then you may have to see an orthopedic surgeon or a podiatrist, get X-rays of foot, and if that is negative, see a vein surgeon.
Thank you,
Girija Surya, MD
Thank you,
Girija Surya, MD
Will my belly button look normal after hernia surgery?
Hi,
You did not specify what kind of hernia repair you are having done. If it is an inguinal hernia repair, which is a hernia in the groin region, your belly button is not affected. READ MORE
Hi,
You did not specify what kind of hernia repair you are having done. If it is an inguinal hernia repair, which is a hernia in the groin region, your belly button is not affected. If it is an umbilical hernia repair or a ventral hernia repair, the answer is that your belly button may not look the same. In case of an umbilical hernia, the hernia has been there bulging through your belly button, and so you might have seen a bulge through the belly button for years before you get the repair done. Even so, since the incision is close to the belly button and the bulging hernia is reduced and the weakness is repaired with sutures before closing the incision, there will be a new appearance to the belly button which you will get used to, and it will obviously a better looking belly button than one with the bulging hernia. Third kind of hernia is a ventral or abdominal hernia which is a large bulge through the fascia weakness in the abdominal region, and is usually repaired with a larger incision to close the defect in the fascia, and if it can be done laparoscopically may be done with more than 1 small incisions. I am a chest surgeon, so I don't do abdominal hernias, but I have seen and helped in some during my gen surgery years. With large ventral hernias, sometimes they have to remove some skin if excessive, stretched skin is present due to sagging skin after weight loss. In these instances, they have to redesign and create the belly button placement like new.
You did not specify what kind of hernia repair you are having done. If it is an inguinal hernia repair, which is a hernia in the groin region, your belly button is not affected. If it is an umbilical hernia repair or a ventral hernia repair, the answer is that your belly button may not look the same. In case of an umbilical hernia, the hernia has been there bulging through your belly button, and so you might have seen a bulge through the belly button for years before you get the repair done. Even so, since the incision is close to the belly button and the bulging hernia is reduced and the weakness is repaired with sutures before closing the incision, there will be a new appearance to the belly button which you will get used to, and it will obviously a better looking belly button than one with the bulging hernia. Third kind of hernia is a ventral or abdominal hernia which is a large bulge through the fascia weakness in the abdominal region, and is usually repaired with a larger incision to close the defect in the fascia, and if it can be done laparoscopically may be done with more than 1 small incisions. I am a chest surgeon, so I don't do abdominal hernias, but I have seen and helped in some during my gen surgery years. With large ventral hernias, sometimes they have to remove some skin if excessive, stretched skin is present due to sagging skin after weight loss. In these instances, they have to redesign and create the belly button placement like new.
Does the bulge go away after hernia surgery?
Hi,
As a reply to this email, first, I would like to know if you are talking about a hernia in the groin area called "Inguinal hernia," or a large hernia in the belly region, READ MORE
Hi,
As a reply to this email, first, I would like to know if you are talking about a hernia in the groin area called "Inguinal hernia," or a large hernia in the belly region, which is a hernia caused through abdominal muscles and fascia, and is called "ventral hernia," which causes a larger bulge in the belly.there is also "umbilical hernia," which is again through weakness in the fascia behind the belly button. All these hernias, when repaired, will make the bulge go away for sure, but if associated with obesity, an abdominal hernia repair may not appear to give a flat appearance, even if the hernia is repaired due to obesity of the abdominal area.
Thank you,
Dr. Surya
As a reply to this email, first, I would like to know if you are talking about a hernia in the groin area called "Inguinal hernia," or a large hernia in the belly region, which is a hernia caused through abdominal muscles and fascia, and is called "ventral hernia," which causes a larger bulge in the belly.there is also "umbilical hernia," which is again through weakness in the fascia behind the belly button. All these hernias, when repaired, will make the bulge go away for sure, but if associated with obesity, an abdominal hernia repair may not appear to give a flat appearance, even if the hernia is repaired due to obesity of the abdominal area.
Thank you,
Dr. Surya
