What Is a Hernia? A hernia occurs when the muscular wall surrounding the abdominal organs (such as the intestines) becomes weakened, allowing […]

Understanding your hernia surgery options can feel reassuring. As a specialist general surgeon on the Gold Coast, Dr Harald Puhalla takes the […]

Did you wake up one morning or discover in the shower a bulge or nagging discomfort in your groin or abdomen? Do […]

When you feel that uncomfortable bulge or pain from a groin or abdominal hernia and it does not go away, it is […]

Hernias, resulting from the extrusion of an organ through a vulnerable spot in the encompassing muscle or connective tissue, can only be […]

Hernia repair is a common surgery. The three main types of hernia repair surgery are open, laparoscopic (minimally invasive), and robotic. This […]