Severe constant right-lower abdominal pain with fever, a hernia that becomes hard and cannot be pushed back, or vomiting with absolute constipation needs surgical assessment today.
General surgery in India
Gallstones, hernias, appendix and laparoscopic abdominal surgery — the operations we arrange most often, from surgeons who do them every week.
Almost every general-surgery problem we see has one decision hiding inside it: operate now, operate later, or not at all. Getting that decision right — with honest imaging and an honest surgeon — matters more than anything technical that follows.
Free. No obligation. A written opinion within 48 hours.
The hardest part is deciding whether to operate at all
Gallstones on a scan and small hernias are extremely common, and many of them should be watched rather than removed. The value of a good general surgeon lies first in honest indications, then in technique.
Silent gallstones and most small asymptomatic hernias are monitored internationally. Operating on everything is a business model, not medicine.
A report saying "stones present" does not prove they cause your pain. The pattern of symptoms matters as much as the image.
Laparoscopic gallbladder and hernia repair are standardised, but complications concentrate in units doing few of them. Ask for numbers.
Conditions we treat
The conditions we are asked about most.
Symptomatic stones, and honest advice about silent ones
Laparoscopic or open mesh repair, planned electively
Including the delayed presentations common after long flights
Complex abdominal wall reconstruction after previous surgery
Definitive surgery for a recurring nuisance
Laser and glue treatments, not just stripping
Detailed condition pages are being added continuously. In the meantime send your reports and you will get the same written opinion within 48 hours, from the same clinical team that reviews every case.
Procedures, stay and recovery
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and mesh hernia repair are among the most standardised operations in existence. Volume still matters — complications concentrate in low-volume settings.
How we choose the provider
An ultrasound that says "stones present" is not the same as one that explains your pain.
Silent gallstones and small asymptomatic hernias are often watched, not operated. Surgeons who operate on everything exist — we avoid them.
Units with proper day-case pathways discharge you safely sooner.
Risks, and who should not travel
Gallstone surgery carries small risks of bile leak and injury to the bile duct; hernia repair carries recurrence and chronic pain risks, reduced but not abolished by mesh. Laparoscopic surgery can convert to open. Ask your surgeon for their personal conversion and complication rates — good surgeons answer precisely.
Some patients should not travel yet
Strangulation is an emergency where you are.
Perforation or abscess needs treatment before any flight.
Charcot triad suggests bile duct infection — urgent, not elective.
What your trip looks like
An adult travelling for elective gallbladder surgery.
Questions patients ask
Usually no. Surgery is for symptoms and complications. Exception: transplant candidates and a few other groups. Get the indication right and the rest follows.
Mesh repair lowered hernia recurrence dramatically and is the international standard. Infection and chronic pain are rare; recurrence without mesh is common. Ask what mesh is proposed and why.
Typically a few days for uncomplicated gallbladder or hernia work. Flying too soon after major abdominal surgery raises specific risks — we build flight timing into the plan.
Laparoscopic wherever feasible: less pain, fewer wound infections, faster return to work. Previous operations and anatomy sometimes make open wiser — that is judgement, not downgrade.
Send us your reports
Send whatever you already have — reports, scans, photographs. You will get a written opinion with costs within 48 hours.
Your reports go directly to our medical team. We do not share your records with hospitals until you tell us to.
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