Open heart surgery usually takes about a year to recover completely. After open heart surgery, the patient needs to be observed in the ICU ward for about 4-7 days. If the patient’s vital signs recover and stabilize, he or she will be transferred to the general ward for anti-infection treatment and can usually be discharged in about 3-7 days. Since open heart surgery is a major surgery, the recovery time is long and it takes about three months after the surgery to gradually return to normal work and life. However, to recover better, it may take about a year. Therefore, after open heart surgery, it is recommended to actively cooperate with professional doctors for postoperative treatment and pay attention to postoperative care to promote early recovery. During the postoperative recovery period, you should pay attention to rest, avoid strenuous exercise, and do not do physical work, especially bending and lifting heavy objects, so as not to affect the healing and recovery of the chest incision.