Types Of Organ Donation

Organ transplantation is a major surgery, which carries many potential drawbacks and risks, for instance the probability of having organ rejection. But it also is a life-saving treatment, if everything works out well for you. Organ donors make it possible to save someone’s life that have long been on the waiting list, and give them the chance to live their life.

There are two main types of organ donation: 

·         Living organ donation is when the transplant of organ is done while the donor is alive, where kidney and liver transplant has been working great. The donor can donate a portion or part of their kidney or liver, where they give the recipient a chance to live, and they as a donor are also able to function well with their life. Living donors could be spouses, altruistic donor, family members or friends.

·         Deceased organ donation is when the option of living donation doesn’t work out, so an organ’s part could be given to the recipient, after a donor’s death, and most of the transplants work out this way. For having the deceased donation, the person or the donor has to be in hospital during the time of their death, and this treatment is possible only after several attempts are made to save donor’s life, and has been declared brain dead.

 

Tissue Donation:

Along with organ transplant there is also tissue transplant, which also has been a life changing solution for the ones who are in need for it. Bones, Skin, Veins, Valves, and Tendons are some of the types which can be donated for tissue transplant.

Cornea Donation:

Also cornea donation is there, which has been helpful in restoring the eyesight of many people who go blind, and anyone could be a donor for this category as the eye colour, sight quality, and age wouldn’t impact the ability of donating.

Only thing to be considered is that the donor has to be of 18 years at least to be able to donate any tissue, organ, or eye.