Question

What are the disadvantages of kidney transplants?

Answer 1

Kidney transplant:

1. A kidney transplant is a surgery to place a healthy kidney of a living or dead donor into a person whose kidneys are no longer functioning properly.

The disadvantages of kidney transplants are as follows:

1. Finding a kidney for a kidney transplant can be difficult.
2. After a kidney transplant, the patient may have to take medication for life.
3. Kidney transplant surgery is risky. Risks include infection, damage to surrounding organs, bleeding and even death.
4. The chances of getting cancer are higher after having a kidney transplant.
5. Kidney transplants may reduce the life expectancy by 0.5 to 1 year in most donors.