Why tonsillectomy in a child is less likely to involve complications than the same procedure for an adult? this is for my college class i have to research it for my grade

My : My understanding is that the same complications can occur, the most common of which is post-operative bleeding. The major difference is that in an adult who has tonsillectomy recommended based on a diagnosis of chronic or recurrent tonsillitis, has had many more infections over their lifetime. As a consequence of this one would expect more scar tissue in or around the dissection plane. With electrocautery tonsillectomy, which is commonly performed, this translates into more post-operative pain to control the bleeding vessels and dissect through the scar tissue.

Easier for kids : The younger you are at tonsillectomy, the better you seem to do. Younger kids vs teens, teens vs 20's, 20's vs 30's... The older ones seem to have a worse recovery with longer duration of pain. Sometimes it is because there has been a longer time for scar tissue to build up. Smoking and other medical comorbidities like high blood pressure can also make healing slower or bleeding more likely.