living donor liver transplant is a unique aspect of liver transplantation it is where a healthy donor donates a part of your liver to be given to a person who is in need of a liver transplantation living dormant liver transplant takes away the need for a patient to wait on the wait list for prolonged periods of time and living during the liver transplant is an ideal treatment option for patients who have a relatively low meld score who do not have priority on the liver transplant wait list