The amount of compensatory sweating depends on the patient, the damage that the white rami communicans incurs, and the amount of cell body reorganization in the spinal cord after surgery.
Other potential complications include inadequate resection of the ganglia, gustatory sweating, pneumothorax, cardiac dysfunction, post-operative pain, and finally Horner’s syndrome secondary to resection of the stellate ganglion.
www.ubcmj.com/pdf/ubcmj_2_1_2010_24-29.pdf

After severing the cervical sympathetic trunk, the cells of the cervical sympathetic ganglion undergo transneuronic degeneration
After severing the sympathetic trunk, the cells of its origin undergo complete disintegration within a year.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0442.1967.tb00255.x/abstract

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Side Effects

There is the possibility of increased sweating in other areas of the body for example the back of the legs.

Recovery Period

Patients will normally stay one day in hospital. Pain may be present for around a week, patients are normally given medication to control this. Most patients will be able to carry out their daily activities and return to work within a week.

Associated Risks

As with all types of surgery there are certain risks involved, these include infection, bleeding, reaction to anesthesia or nerve damage. The main risk of the surgery as stated before is increased sweating in other areas of the body.