Have you ever wondered how much the most ordinary person is worth? By the way, each of us is a real walking bank, the capitalization of which is at a very good level. Now we will clearly show you how much the most expensive parts of your body cost … Just don't need to sell anything!
Small intestine - $ 2,500
Many people mistakenly believe that food is digested by the stomach. Not at all, the process takes place in the small intestine, which can sometimes be problematic. Modern transplantation allows you to get rid of abdominal problems for relatively little money.
Cornea of the eye - $ 5000
Vision problems are more serious. Most often, you need to change the cornea, which is not very easy to get. The first successful corneal transplant operation was carried out a hundred years ago - it is completely incomprehensible how the doctors generally coped at that time. Today, special plastic surgery departments can offer you a quick and practically safe corneal transplant operation. True, not cheap.
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Ovum - $ 7500
Infertility problems are increasingly worrying Europeans. Fortunately, doctors can solve this unpleasant problem with the help of an egg donor.
Pancreas - $ 10,000
Among other things, the pancreas produces insulin, which is extremely important for our body. If the work of this organ is disrupted, a person develops diabetes mellitus. Most are forced to live with diabetes until the very end, but if you have free money, you can decide on a transplant.
Bone marrow - $ 13,000
Bone marrow is a source of highly valued stem cells in medicine. It is he who is transplanted, trying to cope with cancer. A liter of bone marrow is very expensive because it is not easy to find the right donor.
Lungs - $ 20,000
A vital organ that delivers oxygen throughout the body. Unfortunately, lung diseases are becoming more common these days, and donors are not enough - within a couple of hours after the death of the body, they become useless. Therefore, doctors have to show miracles of efficiency in an attempt to transplant donor lungs. Hence the high price of the organ.
Liver - $ 120,000
The liver performs a number of vital functions, such as the elimination of toxins from the body, thermoregulation, metabolism, and food processing. Doctors have long learned to transplant the liver, taking only part of the donor organ. However, it is one of the most expensive parts of our body.
Heart - $ 250,000
But with the heart, everything is much more complicated. A transplant is still very dangerous and often ends in death, and a new organ rarely serves more than 5-7 years. But the queue for surgery never gets shorter - everyone strives to live at least a little longer.
Kidneys - $ 70,000
All these jokes about exchanging a kidney for a car or even an apartment have some basis. Kidneys fail quite often and it is this organ that takes as much as 75% of all transplant operations. It is not surprising that such money is asked for a kidney!
Head - $ 5,000,000
It should be noted that so far not a single head transplant has been performed on humans. But the American doctor was able to successfully complete the operation on guinea pigs and dogs, promising to conduct the first human trial next year. How much will the donor body cost? Well, the operation itself will cost 12 million dollars, they plan to spend 5 million on the donor.