“Which anesthesia is better for inguinal hernia surgery?”

I routinely perform inguinal hernia repairs via a minimally invasive (robotic-assisted laparoscopic) technique. This requires general anesthesia.

I would reserve local anesthesia for a patient who could not tolerate general anesthesia (i.e. someone with severe heart disease) and absolutely could not wait to have their hernia fixed due to severe symptoms or an emergency. In my experience, I have never had this situation arise.

It depends, discuss with Surgeon.