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Despite its competent medical professionals, the cost of renal transplant surgery in Iran is
among the lowest in the world.
The cost of surgery, pre-surgery preparations, post-surgery checkups and medications are
much lower compared to most countries.
The surgery costs 10,000 USD across all government hospitals in Iran.
Kidney transplant surgery package costs 14,000 - 19,000 USD.
We assist you with an affordable and convenient kidney transplant package in Iran. Make an enquiry for a free quote & more information.
As kidney transplant surgery is a sensitive operation, in most countries, it takes a long
time to get the necessary approvals to perform the operation.
However, in Iran, the entire process will take 3-5 weeks:
This is for cases where neither the donor nor the patient are found to have any underlying conditions. In this sense, the process in Iran is much quicker compared to most countries.
Kidney transplant operation is crucially sensitive, both legally and medically. Therefore, only a handful of specialized government hospitals are approved to perform surgery.
We have experience working with some of the finest hospitals that perform this surgery, providing excellent medical care, in the shortest possible time.
We will help you choose the best hospital for your kidney transplant surgery in Iran.
If you are traveling abroad for a kidney transplant surgery, you will need to be accompanied by your living donor. In most countries, the donor must be a blood-relative. In Iran, however, the regulations are less strict.
For renal transplantation in Iran, the donor and the recipient must be of the same nationality, that’s all. Donating a kidney to a person with a different nationality is illegal, as that would amount to Transplant Tourism.
First, you need to find a person who is a close match for you and can donate their kidney to you. As we mentioned before, your donor must be a citizen of your country. While reviewing candidates, you will need the following tests to check if their kidney is a match:
you can receive a kidney from compatible donors only:
the Rh factor (+ or -) of the blood does not matter. If the donor’s blood type is compatible with you, the donor can take the next test: tissue typing.
If your blood types match, the next step is a tissue typing match called human leukocyte antigens (HLA). This test compares genetic markers which prolongs the likely lifetime of the transplanted kidney. A good match means your body is less likely to reject the kidney.
This includes mixing a small sample of your blood with the donor’s blood in the lab. This test will determine whether your blood’s antibodies will react against certain antibodies in the donor’s blood. If your blood serum destroys the donor’s cells, this is called a positive crossmatch, which means the transplant can’t be done. If you do so, the transplanted kidney will be rejected immediately.
A negative match will mean that they are compatible and that your body is less likely to reject the donor’s kidney.
Before the kidney transplant in Iran, the recipient and the donor must have a full physical checkup, which includes blood tests and body scans. The necessary tests must be taken in Iran. so, even if you have taken them in your country before, they must be repeated in Iran.
The process for getting pre-surgery medical approval includes:
The medical approval process optimally takes 12 to 14 working days to be finished. If any problems are found during any of the checkups, the duration will be extended to treat those problems.
Upon completion of the medical approval process, the hospital will issue a letter to the legal authorities, requesting permission for the kidney transplant operation.
You will need to receive the necessary permits from relevant government bodies in Iran.
During this process, the donor and the recipient must have their identity and nationality authenticated by the embassy of their country of origin in Iran.
The authentication of identity taken from the embassy, along with the letter from the
hospital, will be submitted to the ministry of health to get the final approval.
The legal approval process optimally takes between 7 to 10 working days.
During your preparation for kidney transplant surgery in Iran, the patient will still need dialysis, as per your previous schedule, which will be done at your treating hospital. Our team will schedule this for you prior to your arrival.
In order to perform dialysis, the hospital will require a negative Hepatitis and HIV test result. You can get this in your own country, or after arrival in Iran.
The donor can be discharged within 2-3 days after the operation.
The recipient will be transferred to an isolated room, to prevent infections. The
recipient will be supervised for at least 7-14 days. During this time, the recipient
will be isolated, and supervised by the transplant ward. During this time, kidney
function will be monitored through blood tests (creatinine, urea, potassium, etc.) and
monitoring the liquid intake and urine output. Based on this, the doctor may choose to
keep the recipient for extended supervision or even discharge earlier.
After the transplant, the recipient’s body will detect the new kidney as an external object, thus commanding the immune system to destroy it. To prevent this, your nephrologist will prescribe you with immunosuppressants.
These are drugs that will reduce your immune system’s function. immunosuppressants will prevent the kidney from being rejected and destroyed by the immune system. the recipient will be on a lifetime regiment of immunosuppressants. Your doctor will prescribe regular blood tests to review how your body responds to these medicines, and adjust your medicine doses. Due to the use of immunosuppressants, transplant patients will have a reduced immune system, thereby having more difficulty fighting off infections, compared to other people.
For kidney transplant patients, post-surgery care is vital. While mistakes can shorten your kidney life expectancy, or even cause sudden renal failures, taking good care of yourself can help you to reach several decades of good quality life with your new kidney.
Sarah, who accompanied Zishaan through his medical journey, shares her story of how the family came to look outside of South Africa for a solution, and how they found Iran a very suitable solution for Zishaan's daunting and fatal problem.
