Recovery time for anal canal polyp surgery depends on the size of the polyp, the size of the wound, and the type of surgery. If the polyp is small, the trauma is small, and the surgery is simple, it usually takes about 5 days to recover; if the polyp is large, the trauma is large, and there are many surgical incisions, it takes about 15 days. 1. For smaller benign polyps, the general situation is good, can use electrocautery to burn off small polyps, this operation is simple, less traumatic, postoperative healing time is short, usually about 6 hours after the operation can be fed with fluids, about 5 days after the trauma can be recovered. 2. If the polyp is larger and more, electrocautery is not adaptable to the case of surgical excision of polyps and suture wound, this type of surgery is larger and more traumatic, usually about 3 days to eat fluids, about 15 days the wound can be recovered. Therefore, for the recovery of anal canal polyps after surgery, should be comprehensive judgment, strengthen care, avoid causing infection, increase the recovery time.