It usually takes about a month to recover from rib fracture surgery because after postoperative plate or other fixation braking, the bone scabs usually start to grow in about a month, the local fracture starts to heal, the fracture line is blurred, the fracture end is stabilized and the fracture grows. Therefore, normal life is possible in about one month, but strenuous exercise or excessive weight-bearing should be avoided, and a review should be conducted in about 1-3 months, and appropriate functional activities and exercises should be performed according to the results of the review. Full recovery may take about three months to six months, when there is no special impact on life and activities. Therefore, recovery after rib fracture surgery is usually in 1-3 months, and in severe cases it may take about three to six months to recover.