Question 1

is fat transplant a safe procedure!?would you recommend it for facial cosmetic as cheeck filling!?

Accepted Answer

It is unlikely at : your age you need fat transfer, but yes it is a safe procedure as long as you have enough fat to harvest by liposuction techniques. But it tends to be costly

Question 2

if a person is in chronic renal failure awaiting transplant, would that not be the cause for amyloidosis?  neg in marrow, awaiting fat byopsy..

Accepted Answer

Yes: One of the amyloidosis family of diseases is caused by amyloid pleated from the light chains of hla molecules. It tends to involve the joints and wrists, with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Question 3

i had thelesimia major...i did bone marow transplant in 2006 now em having hair loss i didn't have thick hair my head is transperent.

Accepted Answer

It is not uncommon: For transplant patients to have change in hair quality and quantity.  Some may go all the way back to the chemo prior to transplant. Talk to your care team about your concerns.

Question 4

which parts of the body can be transplanted?

Accepted Answer

Transplantation: "Heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, and small intestines." "Transplantable tissues include blood, blood vessels, bones, bone marrow, cartilage, connective tissues, eyes, heart valves, and skin." per http://www.lifepoint-sc.org/facts_what.htm

Question 5

what are some exclusion criteria for transplants?

Accepted Answer

Depends : This depends on the transplant.  For any transplant you have to be deemed healthy enough to live through the operation and to survive for a certain number of years after receiving the organ.  For each organ ther are also additional criteria that may exclude one from transplant.

Question 6

what is a mini-allo transplant?

Accepted Answer

Low doses of chemo: Doctors want to capture the anti-tumor effect of the donor's immune cells and they do not need to totally kill all the patient's cancer cells at the time of transplant. These cells will do it over time. Therefore the transplant itself is not as dangerous as a full or standard transplant. However, the serious complications that occur from these same cells causing gvhd are still present.

Question 7

how are kidney transplants done?

Accepted Answer

Kidney transplant: Once the kidney is removed from the donor eithe living or cadaver, the kidney is placed through a lower abdominal incision iusually into the right side of the pelvis and attached the iliac vein and artery and ureter implanted into the bladder.

Question 8

how common are kidney transplants?

Accepted Answer

~17,000 a year in US: In 2013, there were 16,895 kidney transplants in the U.S.  About 11,000 of them were deceased donor kidney transplants; the rest were living donor transplants.

Question 9

what age is too old for transplant?

Accepted Answer

Usually 70-75: At least for a liver transplant, usually 70-75.  More importantly is the absence of other medical conditions.  So, if a patient has liver failure without diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, or kidney disease, programs are more likely to consider them for a transplant.  I believe this also generally true for other organs as well.

Question 10

who should  get an islet transplant?

Accepted Answer

Type 1 diabetics: Islets, the Insulin producin  areas of the pancreas, can be transplanted for advanced type 1 diabetes, either in the form of a whole organ, or as islet cell transplants. Most islet cell transplant eventually fail, and, more worrisome, cause antibodies that make subsequent whole organ transplant difficult. The whole organ pancreas transplant is therefore currently the best option.

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I had thelesimia major...i did bone marow transplant in 2006 now em having hair loss i didn't have thick hair my head is transperent.

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