Honestly, I’m not sure if it was fat containing. I believe it happened due to laparoscopic hernia surgery I had about 5 years ago. I had a double inguinal hernia fixed with mesh used. The site where the laparoscopic incision was made was at my belly button, and this umbilical hernia developed right by that site.

This was a smaller umbilical hernia. I did not have 24/7 abdominal pain. I had some pain after a full meal or after abdominal exercises. I also had some pain when I lifted heavier objects. I could have done a wait and see approach, but surgeon said it was smaller so it would be easier to fix now in case of waiting if a problem occurred. I also had it fixed now for economical reasons. I was at my maximum out of pocket expense on my health plan so there was no out of pocket cost for me to do it this year.