After the liver transplant surgery, it takes up to 10-15 days to be discharged from the hospital for the recipient and 5-7 days for the donor. The donor can return to normal life in a month provided they follow a prescribed diet and a healthy lifestyle. The life expectancy of the donor is not affected after the surgery and does not require medical intervention after two months. The recipient after successful surgery can resume normal life after about two months with adherence to the prescribed diet and lifestyle. It may however take a year to completely recover. The recipient, however, needs to be on life-long prescribed medications as the case may require. This includes both adults and children.