Balotelli out 4 weeks: 'I'll be back soon!'
The operation (carried out of Ulrike Muschaweck) has technically been a success, and his recovery time is expected to be four weeks, at least without further complications.
Balotelli hopes to end his sports hernia problems once and for all, as they have kept him out since Milan's 1-0 defeat to Genoa.
Here are his tweets, and picture he took straight after the operation.
Get well soon @FinallyMario, we are waiting for you! https://t.co/ZKInbeX7ZV #weareacmilan
— AC Milan (@acmilan) 18 Novembre 2015