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[-] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I believe that's an established procedure. Both the donor and the recipient regrow full livers from the portion they have. You can only donate once though because of how the new liver tissue is structured. I believe the arteries in the new one aren't in the same place.

Edit: if you read the article it actually tells you her boyfriend was willing to be a live donor.

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