Why do people wait to remove their appendix instead of when they’re younger?

Question

Why do people wait to remove their appendix instead of when they’re younger?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Surgery carries risk, most people are not

1. Likely to have an issue with their appendix

2. Likely to ignore early symptoms of an inflamed appendix

3. Are located far enough from medical services to be problematic

4. [Doctors going to Antarctica however…](https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/health/)

Other organs that we could proactively remove because they can cause problems but don’t because they are useful and surgery is dangerous are tonsils, gallbladder, spleen, thyroid, colon.