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A liver transplant replaces a failing liver with a healthy whole liver or a portion of one from a donor, restoring the organ's role in digestion, detoxification and blood clotting. It is used for advanced liver disease, sudden liver failure, or certain liver cancers.

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3,200+
Liver transplant patients guided
90–95%
1-year survival at partner centres
6–8 weeks
Donor liver regrows to full size
1 hr
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What a liver transplant actually costs

Move the sliders below for an instant indicative range. Your exact figure comes back within 1 hour of us seeing the reports.

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Living donor (LDLT)

A healthy relative donates 30–60% of their liver. No waiting list, surgery is planned on your date, and graft quality is excellent. Both livers regenerate within 6–8 weeks. The donor typically goes home in 6–8 days.

Indicative all-inclusive range (MELD 21)
$34,000 – $45,500
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The package includes

  • Surgeon, anaesthesia, OT and ICU charges
  • Donor work-up and donor surgery (living donor)
  • 21–28 days of hospital stay for recipient
  • All investigations, blood products and imaging
  • Immunosuppressants for the first 3 months
  • Airport pickup, interpreter and family accommodation help

Indicative ranges only. Final cost depends on MELD score, infection status, ICU days and any re-exploration. We share a written, itemised estimate before you travel and flag anything that could change it.

45-second eligibility check

Four questions. No sign-up, no phone number.

Has a doctor mentioned cirrhosis, liver failure or a liver transplant?
Is there jaundice, fluid in the abdomen (ascites), or vomiting of blood?
Do you have recent LFT, INR and creatinine reports?
Is a blood relative aged 18–55 willing to be evaluated as a donor?

How urgent is it really? Check your MELD score next.

Your MELD-Na score, in 20 seconds

Every transplant unit in the world decides urgency with this one number. Enter four values from your last blood report and see exactly where you stand.

3.5 mg/dL
1.8
1.2 mg/dL
134 mmol/L

Educational estimate only. It does not replace a transplant hepatologist, and dialysis or acute liver failure change how the score is read.

21
MELD-Na
Transplant benefit zone

This is the range where a transplant clearly improves survival. Donor evaluation should start now rather than after the next decompensation.

Ask a hepatologist about MELD 21

Could a family member donate? Check blood-group match next.

Is your family member a possible donor?

The first gate for a living donor liver transplant is the blood group — not tissue typing. Check it here in one tap, then we verify age, BMI, liver fat and CT volumetry.

A donor also needs to be

Aged 18–55 and a blood relative or spouse

BMI under ~32 with under 10% liver fat

Free of hepatitis B/C and major illness

Volunteering freely — verified by an independent committee

Patient's blood group

Possible donor's blood group

The liver grows back. Watch it.

A living donor gives 30–60% of their liver. Drag the timeline to see how both livers regenerate week by week — this is why living donation is safe, and why there is no waiting list.

45%

Donor's remaining liver

45%

Patient's new graft

Surgery dayWeek 0Week 8

Immediately after surgery the donor keeps around 45% of their liver volume — enough to run the body from day one.

Your transplant journey, day by day

From the first WhatsApp message to lifelong follow-up at home.

  1. 1

    Send reports on WhatsApp

    Day 0

    LFT, INR, creatinine, sodium, viral markers, ultrasound / triple-phase CT and the latest discharge summary. Photos of paper reports are fine.

  2. 2

    Free hepatologist + surgeon opinion

    Within 4 hours

    Two specialists review the case together, calculate MELD, confirm whether transplant is indicated now or can wait, and answer your questions.

  3. 3

    Donor evaluation plan

    Day 1–2

    We check blood groups of possible family donors, order the donor work-up (CT volumetry, fibroscan, viral markers) and prepare the legal documentation for donor approval.

  4. 4

    Written cost estimate & visa letter

    Within 1 hour of reports

    Itemised estimate plus a hospital invitation letter for the medical visa, usually issued in 2–4 hours.

  5. 5

    Travel & admission

    Week 1–2

    Airport pickup, accommodation for the family, interpreter, admission and final pre-transplant work-up for both recipient and donor.

  6. 6

    Surgery & ICU

    8–12 hrs surgery

    Transplant surgery, 3–5 days in ICU, then the transplant ward. The donor is usually discharged in 6–8 days.

  7. 7

    Recovery & discharge

    Week 3–4

    Immunosuppression is fine-tuned, drains removed, and the family is trained on medicines, diet and infection precautions before discharge.

  8. 8

    Home & lifelong follow-up

    Month 2 onwards

    Teleconsults with your transplant team, local lab reports reviewed remotely, and medicine dose adjustments — for life, in your language.

Outcomes you can look at honestly

These are typical results at high-volume partner centres performing 150+ liver transplants a year. Your own numbers depend on MELD score, infection, kidney function and how quickly you reach transplant.

  • 90–95% survival at 1 year after living donor transplant
  • 80–85% survival at 5 years across all indications
  • Living donor mortality risk under 0.5%; full recovery in 6–8 weeks
  • Most recipients return to work or school in 3–4 months
  • Zero waiting list with a suitable family donor

Life after transplant — what nobody tells you

Immunosuppression, simplified

Tacrolimus levels are checked weekly for 3 months, then monthly. We send you a printed dose chart in your language and review every lab report you upload.

Infection precautions

Masks, boiled water and no raw food for the first 3 months. We give the family a one-page checklist before discharge.

Diet & alcohol

Low-salt, high-protein diet from week 2. Alcohol is permanently off the table for every recipient, whatever the original diagnosis.

Going home safely

We only clear you to fly once drains are out, LFTs are stable and a local physician has been briefed. Usually 4–6 weeks after surgery.

Send the reports. Get a real answer in 1 hour.

No forms, no payment, no obligation. A transplant hepatologist and surgeon look at the case together and tell you honestly whether a transplant is needed, and what it costs.

We reply on WhatsApp within 1 hour. Your reports are never shared with anyone else.

140 families requested a liver transplant estimate in the last 30 days

Visa, travel and the family

Liver transplant means two patients travelling — recipient and donor — plus attendants. We handle the paperwork for all of them together.

e-Medical Visa approved in 24–48 hours for all countries
Regular medical visa in 2–5 working days depending on country
Hospital invitation letter issued in 2–4 hours
Separate attendant visas for donor and family
Donor legal / authorisation committee documents prepared for you
Airport pickup, long-stay apartments and interpreter support

Families who have been through it

"My father's MELD was 28 and we were told there was no option locally. His son donated, surgery was in eleven days, and he walked into his own home a month later."

Tesfaye G. · Addis Ababa

"The team explained the donor surgery honestly — the risks too. My sister donated, was home in a week, and her scans at two months were completely normal."

Aisha K. · Lagos

"The written estimate matched the final bill almost exactly. Nobody asked us for money before we arrived."

Rustam A. · Tashkent

Wondering exactly which liver conditions call for a transplant? Details below.

What is a liver transplant?

A liver transplant replaces a failing liver with a healthy whole liver from a deceased donor, or with a portion of liver from a living donor — usually a close relative. The liver is the only human organ that regenerates: within 6–8 weeks both the donor's remaining liver and the transplanted graft grow back to almost full size and function. For end-stage liver disease, acute liver failure and certain liver cancers, transplant is the only treatment that restores normal life expectancy.

Conditions treated

  • Cirrhosis (hepatitis B, hepatitis C, alcohol-related)
  • NASH / fatty liver cirrhosis
  • Acute (fulminant) liver failure
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (within criteria)
  • Biliary atresia (paediatric)
  • Primary biliary cholangitis / PSC
  • Wilson's disease & metabolic disorders
  • Autoimmune hepatitis with decompensation

Liver transplant questions, answered straight

Send the reports. Get a real answer in 1 hour.

No forms, no payment, no obligation. A transplant hepatologist and surgeon look at the case together and tell you honestly whether a transplant is needed, and what it costs.

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