Pneumothorax surgery can have little effect on a person’s life after surgery as long as they take care of their postoperative maintenance and care. Pneumothorax is the accumulation of air in the pleural cavity. It may be caused by chronic respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis, or lung surface subpleural lung herpes leading to rupture of the pleural dirty layer, which allows gases from the lungs and bronchial tubes to enter the pleural cavity and form a pneumothorax. Typical symptoms are sudden chest pain, followed by chest tightness and dyspnea, and may be accompanied by an irritating cough. Drainage failure or drainage treatment for more than 4 days without effect, need to consider surgical treatment, surgery to deal with spontaneous pneumothorax has become a safe and reliable method, after surgery, pay attention to postoperative maintenance and care, there is no effect on a person’s life, able to work and live normally. Warm tips: pneumothorax surgery has a good prognosis and generally has no effect, but must pay attention to postoperative maintenance and care.