The pain decreases after about 24 hours after syringomyelia surgery and is almost gone after 72 hours. When lying down or resting, the patient hardly notices the pain, but the wound pain can still be felt when exerting force on the abdomen or when walking. By one week after surgery, the wound is almost painless when moving around. In syringomyelia surgery, the incision is usually located in the groin area or scrotum, and if the patient has a traffic syringomyelia, the wound is located in the groin area. This is because ligating the syringomyelia in the inguinal area is what ensures that it will not recur after surgery. The incision in the inguinal region is located in the lower abdomen, when movement may be wound pain is more pronounced than the wound at the scrotum. In the case of simple syringomyelia there is no need for an abdominal opening, only an incision at the scrotum, which is relatively more aesthetic and less painful to walk with. In both groin and scrotal incisions, the pain is mostly almost gone after 72 hours, and after a week it is almost undetectable.