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To get an understanding of how the liver heals itself and what damage is reversible and what is not, HT Lifestyle in a conversation with Dr Vinay Kumar BR, consultant hepatologist at Gleneagles BGS Hospital, Kengeri, Bengaluru.

While he did acknowledge that the liver's ability to heal itself is 'surprising,' he also clarified that it does not mean every kind of damage simply disappears with time. So what dete...