Lung transplantation is surgery to remove a diseased lung and replace it with a healthy lung. Lung transplants are used to improve the quality of life and extend the lifespan of people who have severe or advanced chronic lung diseases that do not respond to other treatments.

During a lung transplant, you will have general anesthesia and will not be awake for the operation. A surgeon will open your chest, cut the main airway and blood vessels, and remove your diseased lung. The surgeon will connect the healthy donor lung, reconnect the blood vessels and close your chest. After the operation, you will recover in the hospital for one to three weeks. After leaving the hospital, you will visit your doctor often to make sure you are recovering well.

To prevent your body from rejecting the new lung, you will have to take medicine that suppresses yours for the rest of your life

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