The recovery journey after treatment for an AAA greatly depends on which surgery was performed. Open AAA surgery generally takes 1-2 weeks longer to fully recover as opposed to the endovascular surgery recovery period, and the risks during the surgery of an open AAA repair are also generally slightly higher than an endovascular (EVAR) approach. The long-term results of an open AAA surgery is however on average better than an endovascular AAA repair. After an endovascular repair of an AAA, regular surveillance scans are required to detect any recurrence (endoleaks), which then need to be repaired early before life-threatening rupture can occur.