Liver Transplant after cirrhosis – When is the right time? - Dr. Pathik Parikh

Category: Health

Cirrhosis is end stage damage to liver. It means from the soft smooth liver like a sponge, it has become hard and irregular like a bark of a tree. Once an individual develops cirrhosis of liver, the process is irreversible. The disease progresses gradually over a period. Initially if we find the cause of cirrhosis, we can treat and stabilize the liver for a prolonged period. Eventually however, different complications set in. Initially these complications are manageable with medications and dietary restrictions. However, as the disease worsens, complications persist or recur and that is when doctors’advice you to undergo liver transplant.