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The possibility of living donation exists because the liver has a unique ability to regenerate. Surgeons can transplant a portion of a healthy liver—sometimes up to about sixty percent—into a recipient. Over the following months, both the donor’s remaining liver and the transplanted segment grow back to nearly full size and function. This remarkable biological trait has made living liver transplants an increasingly important option in modern medicine.