{"id":3160,"date":"2020-09-21T18:08:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T15:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/?page_id=3160"},"modified":"2020-12-15T11:44:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T08:44:18","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/centers-treatments\/liver-transplantation-center\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"bt_section69ec8ca5d9e24\"  class=\"boldSection gutter inherit treatment-container\" ><div class=\"port\"><div class=\"boldCell\"><div class=\"boldCellInner\"><div class=\"boldRow treatment-container \" ><div class=\"boldRowInner\"><div class=\"rowItem col-md-4 col-ms-12 btTextLeft\"  ><div class=\"rowItemContent\" ><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btCustomMenu treatment-sidebar\" ><div class=\"menu-liver-transplantation-center-container\"><ul id=\"menu-liver-transplantation-center\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-3356\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-3356\"><a href=\"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/centers-treatments\/\">Centers &#038; Departments<\/a><ul class=\"sub-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-3138\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-3138\"><a href=\"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/centers-treatments\/liver-transplantation-center\/\">Liver Transplantation Center<\/a><ul class=\"sub-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-3174\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/centers-treatments\/liver-transplantation-center\/about-liver-transplantation\/\">About Liver Transplantation<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-3171\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3171\"><a href=\"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/centers-treatments\/liver-transplantation-center\/hepatic-cirrhosis\/\">Hepatic Cirrhosis<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-3179\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3179\"><a href=\"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/centers-treatments\/liver-transplantation-center\/donation-of-liver\/\">Donation of Liver<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-3185\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3185\"><a href=\"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/centers-treatments\/liver-transplantation-center\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">Frequently asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"boldRow boldInnerRow  bt_bb_hidden_xs bt_bb_hidden_ms bt_bb_hidden_sm\" ><div class=\"rowItem rowInnerItem col-md-12  btTextCenter btMiddleVertical\"  ><div class=\"rowItemContent\"><div class=\"bpgPhoto btTextCenter\" > \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/patient-guide\/covid-19-precautions\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"boldPhotoBox\"><div class=\"bpbItem\"><div class = \"btImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/covid-safe-sidebar-320x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"captionPane\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"captionTable\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"captionCell\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"captionTxt\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSmallSpaced bottomSmallSpaced border\" ><hr><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/groupflorence.com\/en\/contact-us\/\" class=\"btBtn btBtn btnFilledStyle btnAccentColor btnBig btnNormalWidth btnLeftPosition btnNoIcon\" ><span class=\"btnInnerText\">Ask A Question<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rowItem col-md-8 col-ms-12 btTextLeft\"  ><div class=\"rowItemContent\" ><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><header class=\"header btClear medium btDash bottomDash  btNormalDash\" ><div class=\"dash\"><h3><span class=\"headline\"><b class=\"animate\">Frequently asked Questions<br \/><br><\/b><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/header><div class=\"btClear btSeparator topSmallSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"no\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Why is organ transplant needed?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Why is organ transplant needed?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Many organs need to function harmonically in order human organism to work perfectly. Some of these activities are as follows: the heart pumps the blood; the lungs transport oxygen (O2) into bloodstream and release carbon dioxide (CO2) from the bloodstream; the kidneys filters toxic and waste materials in the body; and the liver performs a large number of biochemical reactions as a central laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>These and many other organs try, in harmony, to keep the human alive, in other words our brain. Although our brain is like a main control center, in fact all these organs perform a large part of their functions alone. Namely, all has a common form of activity for human organism as well as a separate life on their own.<\/p>\n<p>The diseases occur when any of these organs dysfunctions. When dysfunction becomes not treatable or reversible, this means that the life is at risk and the life gradually ends as loss of function progresses.<\/p>\n<p>An individual in this stage needs a new organ to be able to continue his\/her life. If the needed organ is a kidney then you may need to spend rest of your life connected to a dialysis machine; or if the organ with failure is heart or liver then the human life is under a serious threat. All these patients may loose their life if an organ is not found on time.<\/p>\n<p>The organ transplant is the only treatment method in the world for survival of these patients. Although some genetic studies or researches e.g. stem cell transplantation are at full speed, it remains uncertain how they would affect the treatment programs.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Can an organ of someone be transplanted to anyone?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Can an organ of someone be transplanted to anyone?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>No! Organ transplantation is based on tissue and organ match. Just as blood of someone cannot be transfused to someone and the blood type is important, the same thing applies to the organ transplantation. Because match criteria can vary by the organ to be transplanted, the transplanted person, that is, the body of \u201crecipient\u201d will detect the organ as a foreign body and eventually reject it, if such principles are not considered.<\/p>\n<p>With use of immunosuppressive drugs in the medicine particularly after 1960s, transplantation practices have currently been accelerated. Despite match of any tissues identified, the body tends to recognize and reject the foreign organ for many factors we currently don\u2019t know. The immune system is deceived in some way by these drugs, and the organ is intended to live. Nevertheless, these drugs do not fully eliminate the requirement of tissue match. Therefore, for a successful transplantation, both compatible organ and a conscious immunosuppressive are essential.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>May the organs I donate be sold for money?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>May the organs I donate be sold for money?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>No, they may not. When organs of a deceased person are donated, a coordination system is activated. As required by this system, donated organs are first reported to Regional Coordination Center (RCC) of Health Ministry then to National Coordination Center (NCC). Distribution of the organs is determined by these reports. Such donated organs are national wealth and can be transplanted into a person considered suitable by the system. In such system, an organ of someone cannot be sold to anyone without knowledge of relevant person.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>How is the system controlled since the organ transplantation is exposed to abuse?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>How is the system controlled since the organ transplantation is exposed to abuse?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>System is too complex to be released from self-control and involves a crowded team. There are too many people in the system to cover up a possible sale. Thus, it is out of question that deceased organ donations in particular may actually be abused. Hence, there are no incidents recorded in the judicial files. The abuse of living donor transplantations may not be covered up either. In such cases, the gaps in the legal system are exploited as anyone knows.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>May the information obtained during organ donation be captured by organ traders?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>May the information obtained during organ donation be captured by organ traders?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Such information is never enough for transplantation. It only contains several identification data indicating the intent of the person but not his\/her health condition.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What is the difference between the brain death and persistent vegetative state?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What is the difference between the brain death and persistent vegetative state?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>As the name implies, one refers to life while the other refers to death. Persistent vegetative state, as is evident from its name, is a life like a plant but the person is not dead. The brain functions are impaired. Although they lie down as if they were dead, they are completely alive and may recover and get up in years as a miracle. The brain death, on the other hand, refers to total and definite death and the death is an irreversible concept as we all know.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What does Cadaver Coordination Systems mean?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What does Cadaver Coordination Systems mean?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Such organizations, called in the west as &#8220;Donor Action&#8221;, are established for increasing the availability of cadaveric organs in the country.<\/p>\n<p>It is not only our problem but also a global problem to be unable to perform transplantation due to lack of organ. However, this problem can be unfortunately called a disaster considering some aspects. Currently, the number of cadaver donors per million population ranges from 35 to 55 in European countries while this figure is under event 1 in the country. This also indicates how far we are from the solution.<br \/>\nTherefore, studies on establishing organizations have been initiated in the country, following the western examples. The goal here is to save hundreds of lives that have to end waiting for an unfound organ.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Is organ transplantation a good treatment method?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Is organ transplantation a good treatment method?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The life of organs and humans is different from each other. When patients lose one of their vital organs because of a chronic disease, they may stay alive only for a short time if this organ is not brain. The only way to save them in this short time is organ transplantation. The diseased organ is replaced with a health one so that the patient can get back to their healthy life. When it is not possible to find an organ, such patients eventually die. Although the patients with renal diseases are possible to live by dialysis machine, life of these patients, whose life is already hard, is significantly short. It is almost impossible to encounter such a case contrasting as day and night in any fields of medicine. The patient will be fully healthy if the transplantation is successful but if not, the patient will die which only happens in the organ transplantation.<\/p>\n<p>Do the family members or the state reimburse the hospital expenses of a patient who is announced as brain death in the intensive care and whose organs are donated by the family but who do not have a social security? Does the family receive any money?<\/p>\n<p>No sufficient laws are available on this issue. There are still some hospital administration-related problems with expenses of donors. Although the general practice is to clear off donor\u2019s expenses by hospital administration after donation, there may be problems in practice. It is because this is based on good faith rather than on the rules. The family of the donated patient never receives any money.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Is body unity of deceased preserved during organ transplantation surgery?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Is body unity of deceased preserved during organ transplantation surgery?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Removal of an organ from the cadaver is performed with due diligence as much as a living surgery.<\/p>\n<p>After removing the organs, great attention is paid not to damage the deceased in any way, using aesthetic stitches if possible. The corpses are sacred to physicians who gratefully appreciate these corpses that deserve significant respect.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Is there an age limit for organ donation?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Is there an age limit for organ donation?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>No, there isn\u2019t. Although the age of the donor poses some risk with respect to the organ to be used, it is possible for recipients, whose disease is too progressed to allow them live tomorrows, to use any organs of any ages.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>I have already donated my organs, may I give up?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>I have already donated my organs, may I give up?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Yes. All you need to do is to tell your family who will consider your donation when time comes. Your organs may not be removed unless your family permits even if you have donation card.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Which organs can be transplanted?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Which organs can be transplanted?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Currently, the major organs such as heart, lungs, intestines, pancreas, kidneys, and liver can be successfully transplanted globally. In addition, there is a wide area of tissue transplants including bone marrow, cornea, bone and tendon. In the nationwide, major organ transplantations include the heart, liver, pancreas, and kidneys which is very common and successfully performed.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Would the fact that I have donated an organ affect my medical care in emergency room?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Would the fact that I have donated an organ affect my medical care in emergency room?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>You will never experience such a thing. Saving the patient life is primary. The physician and staff admitting the patients in emergency services have nothing to do with the organ transplantation team. The mission of this team is to save the patient life. They work as a crowded team and team members are aware of the activities of the others. The organ transplantation team is informed by an activated system when a patient dies. This team may not do anything if the patient is not dead. Since the family consent is required for organ removal, the family may not donate the organs if they are not satisfied with the treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Will my health condition be affected if I donate a part of my liver or one of my kidneys to my sister\/brother?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Will my health condition be affected if I donate a part of my liver or one of my kidneys to my sister\/brother?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>You may definitely donate your organs. Although deceased organ transplantations are more appropriate, a considerable number of living donor transplantations nationwide has resulted in a considerable experience. In this sense, the rate of experiencing a health problem among those who have donated one or more organs to the family is very low.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What is the success rate of organ transplantations in our country?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What is the success rate of organ transplantations in our country?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The organ transplantations in our country are performed at global standards and even beyond the global standards. The success rate of major organ transplantations, e.g. the liver and kidneys, is greater than 90%.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What happens if the person my organ transplanted to commits a crime?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What happens if the person my organ transplanted to commits a crime?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether organ donation is a sin&#8221; and &#8221;Whether the donor would be held responsible if the transplanted person lived his\/her life as a bad person&#8221; are the questions that are frequently asked at organ transplantation centers.<\/p>\n<p>The answer to this question by Prof. Mehmet Bayraktar, Member of Religious Affairs Higher Council at the Department of Religious Affairs and Academic at Theology Department in Ankara University is as follows:<br \/>\n-&#8221;Islamic religious approves organ donation. Maide sura says: &#8216;Whoever resurrects an individual, he\/she resurrects all humanity.&#8217; So, we can say that those who donate their organs to save others would acquire merit. Furthermore, a sin is committed by humans not by organs. The sin is attributed to the person not to the organ.&#8217; &#8216;(SBK \u2013 The religion is related to mind as we all k now. An unconscious individual cannot commit a crime. The transplanted organs between people belong to the body which is a type of dress. It remains in the world. Just as a beggar or dependant person accepts some alms and then the alms is his\/her responsibility, the sin or merit belongs to the person who carries the mind. Given that a gun would not be accused of killing someone, the earthly body, in other words the dress cannot be held responsible. It is just a present you give away. A possible future sin will only and merely belong to the one who has accepted and used the present.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Where can I find the organ for liver transplantation?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Where can I find the organ for liver transplantation?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The organ needed for liver transplant comes from the deceased donors with brain death or living donors with a part of the liver removed.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What does \u2018accepting\/rejecting a transplanted organ by the body\u2019 mean?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What does \u2018accepting\/rejecting a transplanted organ by the body\u2019 mean?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The transplanted liver is a \u201cforeign\u201d tissue either from a deceased donor or a living donor. Therefore, the transplanted persons need to use some immunosuppressive drugs for a lifetime to prevent the transplanted organ from rejecting. However, organ rejection-related deaths are rare due to adaptation of the liver.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>For how long do I need to use drugs after transplantation? Are there any drugs that should not be used after transplantation?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>For how long do I need to use drugs after transplantation? Are there any drugs that should not be used after transplantation?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>A major group of drugs to be used after a liver transplantation is the immunosuppressive drugs to prevent organ rejection. The risk of organ rejection is the highest in the early post-transplant period but diminishes in time. Thus, immunosuppressive drugs are prescribed in higher doses in the early post-transplant period but often reduced to very low dose or one drug in years. However, the transplanted person must continue to take regularly the immunosuppressive drugs throughout their life. Because of the risk of infection in the early period associated with using high dose of immunosuppressive drugs, prophylactic antibiotics should be periodically used against common infections during the first year of surgery. There are groups of drugs that interact with immunosuppressive drugs that are particularly used after transplantation. There is also a group of drugs that may increase possible toxic effects of immunosuppressive drugs on the kidneys. Thus, any drugs, other than those indicated by organ transplantation team, should be first consulted to liver transplantation team then used after liver transplantation.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>How much of the liver is removed from a living donor?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>How much of the liver is removed from a living donor?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The volume of the liver to be removed from the living donor is determined by the body weight of the recipient. The required volume is usually one percent of the body weight. So, approximately 700 g of liver is needed for a patient who weighs 70 kg. The weight of the liver is about two percent of the body weight in a healthy person. The weight of the liver is about 1400 g for a donor who weighs 70 kg. The liver is consisted of two lobes, right and left lobes. The right side consists of two third of the liver whereas the left side consists of the one third. Thus, the liver\u2019s right lobe of the living donor, i.e. approx two third of the liver, is removed to obtain adequate volume of liver in adult liver transplantations.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What is the risk for the person donating his\/her liver? Could she\/he experience any problems in future life?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What is the risk for the person donating his\/her liver? Could she\/he experience any problems in future life?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>It is know that the living liver donors are at risk of death by 0.2-0.5%. In other words, it will be 99.5 -99% successful. Also, about 15-20% of living donors may develop \u201csimple\u201d complications that prolong duration of hospital stay and require a drug therapy and about 5-10% of them may have hemorrhage, bile leakage, ascites, and hydrothorax which might require additional interventions. However, the studies based on long-term follow-up report that the donors do not usually have any problems later in their life associated with the liver transplant surgery. Almost all liver donors give a positive answer to the question \u201cWould you consider donating your liver again if you had the chance to go back in time?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>When can a recipient get back to normal life after transplantation?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>When can a recipient get back to normal life after transplantation?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The recipients are usually discharged 2 weeks after the surgery. Because of the immunosuppressive drugs given in higher doses in the early period, the risk of infection is particularly higher in the first 3 months. The incidence of early post-transplantation surgical complications is the highest in this period. The patients often can get back to working life and normal social life in 3 to 6 months.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What is the risk of the surgery? What are the possible complications during the surgery?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What is the risk of the surgery? What are the possible complications during the surgery?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The most common risks after liver transplantation include surgical complications and infections such as hemorrhage, bile leakage, and atherosclerosis. In the long-term, cancer development, organ rejection and bile stenosis may occur. Approximately, one patient of 10 dies early post-transplantation period.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What is the postoperative life expectancy?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What is the postoperative life expectancy?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The survival rate for one year is around 85-90% at successful centers. The survival rate for five years is 70-75%. Contrary to kidney transplantation, there is no life expectancy for a transplanted liver. The compatibility of liver with the recipient can be achieved in the long-term by using immunosuppressive drugs in very low doses. The life expectancy after 5 years is usually determined by the patient general health condition, and concomitant health problems such as cardiac diseases, and diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What is the number of people waiting for a liver transplantation in Turkey? How many surgeries are performed a year? How many of these surgeries are performed with a cadaver?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What is the number of people waiting for a liver transplantation in Turkey? How many surgeries are performed a year? How many of these surgeries are performed with a cadaver?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>There are 2000 to 2500 people that will need a liver transplantation each year in Turkey. Yet, the number of surgeries is about 700 a year. Of these surgeries, 250 are performed with a cadaver and the rest is performed with a living donor.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>How long does the surgery take? What is the postoperative duration of stay in the intensive care unit?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>How long does the surgery take? What is the postoperative duration of stay in the intensive care unit?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The surgery takes 4 to 6 hours when performed with donors with brain death and 8 to 10 hours when performed with a living donor. The patient will usually stay in the intensive care unit on the date of surgery and the next day then be transferred to the patient room.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What is the frequency of postoperative checks?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What is the frequency of postoperative checks?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The checks are performed twice a week for two weeks after discharge; once a week by the 3rd month of transplant; every two weeks between the third and sixth months, and then monthly. After a year of transplantation, the patients are monitored half yearly or annually by the recipient characteristics. The follow-ups include examining the patient, routine biochemical tests, and radiologic imaging if required.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Who can be a living donor? What do those that want to donate an organ need to do?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Who can be a living donor? What do those that want to donate an organ need to do?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>To be a living donor in Turkey, there must be a blood relationship of fourth degree between the donor and recipient. Therefore, a birth certificate is required by transplantation centers and needs to be confirmed by the chief physician. In case of a non-kin living donor, a central Ethics Committee, which is established by the Ministry of Health and conducted periodically, evaluates the application by the transplantation center.<\/p>\n<p>What tests will recipients and donors undergo?<\/p>\n<p>For liver transplant recipients, the tests are performed for risk of infection in addition to biochemical and radiological imaging, and they are evaluated by the specialists in cardiac and chest diseases. For living donors, a series of biochemical tests is performed; a Computerized Tomography is performed to determine vascular structure of the liver and calculate the volume of the liver; a Magnetic Resonance is performed to evaluate biliary tract, and a liver biopsy is performed to investigate fatty liver if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What is a cadaver? How a person can enter the cadaver list?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What is a cadaver? How a person can enter the cadaver list?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>A cadaver is a \u201cdead person\u201d who is diagnosed with \u201cbrain death\u201d by relevant physicians during follow-up in the intensive care unit, and who is deemed suitable by Organ Transplantation Coordination Center for use of his\/her organs. A cadaver list is a waiting list in which suitable persons for organ transplantation are listed by a score they receive according to their condition. To establish this list, an application needs to be made by any transplantation centers to the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What is the waiting period for the cadaver list? How are the patients reached?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What is the waiting period for the cadaver list? How are the patients reached?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The inspection of cadaver lists by Ministry of Health was initiated in 2010, and there are no official statistics about waiting period. However, given that the number of organ donations per million population in Turkey is only one tenth of European and American average, the average waiting period is estimated to be 2 years.<\/p>\n<p>How an organ is removed from a cadaver? Who is prioritized by what? What is the waiting period for a removed organ?<br \/>\nAfter obtaining relevant permits, the organs of a donor with brain death are removed by a transplantation team formed by National Coordination C enter (NCC) for Organ and Tissue Transplantations. The priority of organs is decided by NCC in consideration of patient score in the National Coordination C enter for Organ and Tissue Transplantations. Although a removed liver should ideally be transplanted in the first 12 hours, this can be up to 24 hours which is an acceptable limit.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>How is a cadaver waiting list determined? May a patient enter a list of several centers?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>How is a cadaver waiting list determined? May a patient enter a list of several centers?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>According to Laws of Republic of Turkey, a patient may enter a waiting list of liver transplant via National Coordination Center for Organ and Tissue Transplantations after application of licensed centers of liver transplantation. A patient may only enter the list of one transplantation center.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>How does the decision-making process proceed for whether a removed organ from a cadaver can be transplanted?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>How does the decision-making process proceed for whether a removed organ from a cadaver can be transplanted?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Whether the organs of donors with brain death can be used is decided by the National Coordination Center for Organ and Tissue Transplantations after confirming the report of brain death and obtaining consent of the family by organ transplant coordinators. The liver is given to a patient with the highest score which is determined by the transplantation list. The relevant transplantation center will then decide whether the given organ is suitable.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Do recipients receive a report of whether the organ removed from the cadaver is healthy?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Do recipients receive a report of whether the organ removed from the cadaver is healthy?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>No, they don\u2019t. The evaluation of an organ removed from a donor with brain death approved by National Coordination Center (NCC) for Organ and Tissue Transplantations is made by the center that will use the organ; and it is the same center that will decide whether the organ is suitable for the recipient.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Can liver transplanted women become pregnant? How long would it take? Are there any related risks?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Can liver transplanted women become pregnant? How long would it take? Are there any related risks?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>It is possible to achieve a gestation and healthy delivery after liver transplantation. However, the risks include the low birth weight, preterm delivery, and miscarriage. There must not be any problems with the liver or other organs before gestation, and the patient must have not experienced an organ rejection in a year. For pregnancy after liver transplantation, the patients need to have at least 1 year or 2 years ideally without any problems. The pregnant patients need to keep in touch with the organ transplantation team during the pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What is the risk of damage to other organs for a surgery that takes quite a long time?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What is the risk of damage to other organs for a surgery that takes quite a long time?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Vital functions of the patient are constantly monitored by the anesthesia team during the surgery. The duration of the surgery does not pose a risk for other organs.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>What are the nutritional concerns before and after the surgery?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>What are the nutritional concerns before and after the surgery?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The patients are postoperatively fed orally in the earliest period possible, and their daily caloric requirement is decided by a dietician. The important thing in the long term is to apply a diet regimen to keep patient\u2019s blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol at a normal level and to prevent excessive weight gain which is very common after the transplantation.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Can patients do exercises after the transplantation?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Can patients do exercises after the transplantation?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>An exercise program applied by performance state after a liver transplantation will be useful to deal with muscle weakness and bone loss caused particularly by chronic liver failure and cortisone. It will also be helpful to avoid excessive weight gain which is very common after a transplantation.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Is alcohol intake allowed after the transplantation?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Is alcohol intake allowed after the transplantation?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>No. Alcohol is very toxic to the liver and interacts with immunosuppressive drugs used after the transplantation. Furthermore, it is reported that return to alcohol intake will shorten the lifetime in those who have undergone a liver transplant surgery for alcohol-related hepatic cirrhosis.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Are the recipients evaluated for their psychological state before the transplantation?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Are the recipients evaluated for their psychological state before the transplantation?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Yes. The compliance with the drug therapy and whether adequate family support is provided are definitely evaluated in either living donor or cadaver donor liver transplantations. The liver is not transplanted in case of active substance addiction, mental retardation, and severe psychiatric disease.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Can patients return to normal sexual life after the transplantation?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Can patients return to normal sexual life after the transplantation?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>The patients can return to normal sexual life a short period after the transplantation. Impotence and lack of sexual drive associated with chronic hepatic disease improve after the transplantation but it will take time for libido to recover.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Can a transplanted person use sunlight and sea?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Can a transplanted person use sunlight and sea?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Yes. The risk of skin cancer increases after liver transplantation. Since the risk of cancer gradually increases in years, protection from the sun is necessary at all times. Therefore, long-sleeve clothes and a hat should be used to protect against direct sunlight. In addition, it is important to use high-factor sun creams and have regular skin examinations. Patients can swim after all drains and catheters are withdrawn and the surgical site is recovered. However, you should choose well chlorinated swimming pools and seas with clean water certificate, and protect yourself from the sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Do transplanted persons have higher risk of infection than normal persons?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Do transplanted persons have higher risk of infection than normal persons?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Yes. The risk of infection associated with the immunosuppressive drugs used after the transplantation is higher especially in 3 to 6 months. It is important to get in the habit of hand wash and avoid persons with influenza. The risk of infection reduces in later periods with reduced immunosuppressive drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Can a transplanted person have a plastic surgery?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Can a transplanted person have a plastic surgery?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<p>After a liver transplantation, the surgical site heals without leaving a bad scar. Depending on the features of immunosuppressive drugs, wound healing is usually normal, and it is possible to have a plastic surgery for both surgical scar and other parts of the body.<\/p>\n<p>How many days would be needed to have a bath after the transplantation?<br \/>\nThe patients can have a bath on the 3rd-4th day of IV catheter removal after the transplantation.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btClear btSeparator bottomSemiSpaced noBorder\" ><hr><\/div><div class=\"btTabs tabsVertical \" \" data-open-first=\"\"><ul class=\"tabsHeader\"><li><span>Is there an age limit for cadaver and living donor transplantations?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabPanes accordionPanes\"><div class=\"tabPane\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionTitle\"><span>Is there an age limit for cadaver and living donor transplantations?<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabAccordionContent\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"siteCt\">\n<div class=\"staticContent\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"static row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-9 contentRight\">\n<div class=\"contentRightCt\">\n<div id=\"bodyDiv\">Globally, the age of 70 years is usually considered to be the upper limit for liver transplantation. 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