Side effects from the surgical treatment can occur in very limited circumstances, which are described below:

Derived from the surgical technique

Pneumothorax: Its presence is unusual, less than 0.2%, this means that there is a little residual air left in the chest, needing a pleural drain that can last from hours to a day.

Bleeding caused by an accidental injury to an intercostal vessel or a blood vessel of low importance. Rarely significant bleeding, 0.1%.

Pain: It is unusual for severe pain to persists for several days, the explanation is that the instruments at entering the chest cavity could compress an intercostal nerve too long, causing significant pain, fortunately, these rarely occurring situations are controlled with pain relievers, injections, heat or cold, depending on the case.

Compensatory sweating: The sweating that occurs as a postoperative effect, that is presented on approximately 50% of patients that are operated on, is correlated to age, level of blockage, length with the disease, weight / height ratio, etc. . Fortunately most cases are mild and transient, others require additional medical treatment, which to date have always had excellent results.

Paresthesia: Numbness in hands or arms may be unilateral or bilateral, transient effect lasting 2 to 3 weeks. No compromise of muscle strength or function of the limb.

Taste alterations: Sometimes a feeling of not being able to determine a particular flavor may remain present; this is transitory.

Mastalgia: neuropathic breast pain in some women (nerve infiltration); this is transitory.

Interscapular Contracture (shoulder): It occurs in 20 to 25% of patients and is managed with massages, local heat applications, muscle relaxants, etc.; and lasts few days.