Why can’t we regenerate livers with cirrhosis?

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If livers naturally regenerate, can’t we just cut off the damaged part and wait for the body to regenerate it?

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Which part do you wish to cut out? The scarring is throughout the liver. There’s no way to really remove the damage three dimensionally without removing the damaged portions entirely.

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