The hernia is noticed as a soft swelling beneath the skin that often protrudes with crying or straining. Depending on the severity, the area varies in size from 1 to 5 centimeters in diameter. Small hernias usually close without treatment by age 1 or 2.
Umbilical hernias are usually painless.
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