: Could a living donor donate their Liver multiple times in their lifetime? While meditating about becoming a living organ donor, I was quite surprised to come across the following: Within eight weeks, both the donor's and

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Could a living donor donate their Liver multiple times in their lifetime?
While meditating about becoming a living organ donor, I was quite surprised to come across the following:

Within eight weeks, both the donor's and the recipient's livers will
be almost completely regenerated

(https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/living-donor-liver-transplant-the-facts)
and

How Long Does It Take for a Liver to Regenerate After Donation?
In a few months after surgery, your liver will regenerate back to its
full size, and return to your pre-donation level of health. The other
person’s new liver will grow to full size as well, leaving both people
with healthy, functioning livers.

(https://www.upmc.com/services/transplant/liver/living-donor/process/after)
Due to this amazingly rapid regeneration capacity of the Liver, could it be possible in the near future, that a living donor could donate their Liver multiple times in their lifetime? If not, what are the chief reasons for that?

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