{"id":8402,"date":"2019-07-19T13:50:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T11:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/?page_id=8402"},"modified":"2025-04-28T12:58:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T10:58:25","slug":"gewebespende","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/en\/gewebespende\/","title":{"rendered":"Gewebespende_eng"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Tissue Donation<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_two_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>For more than 100 years, tissue transplants have contributed to the successful treatment of diseases and injuries. Thousands of patients experience a significant improvement of their quality of life. They can participate in social life again, work and enjoy life. Sometimes tissue transplants also save patient&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But: Tissue transplants are scarce. Without tissue donation there is no transplantation possbile!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_top main_color    avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><a href='https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/en\/ansprechpartner-gewebespende\/'  title='Questions regarding tissue donation?'  class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color \" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue80b' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/a><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><a href='https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/en\/ansprechpartner-gewebespende\/'  class='' title='Questions regarding tissue donation?' >Questions regarding tissue donation?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Get directly in touch with your DGFG coordinator for tissue donations in your region \u2013 from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to Bavaria.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells     avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_layout_row  submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  >\n<div class=\"flex_cell no_margin av_one_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_cell_two_third  avia-builder-el-first   \" ><div class='flex_cell_inner' ><div  class='av-hotspot-image-container   av-hotspot-numbered av-mobile-fallback-active    avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><div class='av-image-hotspot av-image-hotspot-1 ' data-avia-tooltip-position='top' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='left' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-default-width av-tt-pos-above av-tt-align-left  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;h3&gt;Ocular tissue (Cornea)&lt;\/h3&gt;\n' style='top: 11.9%; left: 49.4%; '><a href=https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/en\/abmeldung-newsletter\/  class='av-image-hotspot_inner' style=' '>1<\/a><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse' ><\/div><\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot av-image-hotspot-2 ' data-avia-tooltip-position='top' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='left' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-default-width av-tt-pos-above av-tt-align-left  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;h3&gt;Heart valves &amp; vessels (cardiovascular tissue)&lt;\/h3&gt;\n' style='top: 28.8%; left: 52.5%; '><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner' style=' '>2<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse' ><\/div><\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot av-image-hotspot-3 ' data-avia-tooltip-position='top' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='left' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-default-width av-tt-pos-above av-tt-align-left  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;h3&gt;Amniotic membrane (Placenta)&lt;\/h3&gt;\n' style='top: 49.4%; left: 49.4%; '><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner' style=' '>3<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse' ><\/div><\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot av-image-hotspot-4 ' data-avia-tooltip-position='top' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='left' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-default-width av-tt-pos-above av-tt-align-left  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;h3&gt;Bones &amp; Cartilage&lt;\/h3&gt;\n' style='top: 70.7%; left: 42.5%; '><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner' style=' '>4<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse' ><\/div><\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot av-image-hotspot-5 ' data-avia-tooltip-position='top' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='left' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-default-width av-tt-pos-above av-tt-align-left  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;h3&gt;Islet cells (pancreas)&lt;\/h3&gt;\n' style='top: 33.8%; left: 46.9%; '><a href=page  class='av-image-hotspot_inner' style=' '>5<\/a><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse' ><\/div><\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot av-image-hotspot-6 ' data-avia-tooltip-position='left' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='centered' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-default-width av-tt-pos-left av-tt-align-centered  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;h3&gt;Muscle and connective tissue&lt;\/h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Soft tissue can be donated up to the age of 65. However, the DGFG has not yet made this tissue donation.&lt;\/p&gt;\n' style='top: 83.8%; left: 58.8%; '><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner' style=' '>6<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse' ><\/div><\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot av-image-hotspot-7 ' data-avia-tooltip-position='bottom' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='right' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-default-width av-tt-pos-below av-tt-align-right  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;h3&gt;Skin&lt;\/h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Skin can be donated until the age of 75. In the case of skin donation, only a layer about 0.4 millimetres thick is removed from the epidermis. The donor sites are carefully dressed with a bandage. However, the DGFG has not yet made any skin donations and will therefore not go into any further details on this information page.&lt;\/p&gt;\n' style='top: 41.9%; left: 38.2%; '><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner' style=' '>7<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse' ><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-4993 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4993 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2.png\" alt='' title='Silhoutte2'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2.png 1080w, https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2-1030x1030.png 1030w, https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2-705x705.png 705w, https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Silhoutte2-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1 '><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count'>1<div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix'><\/p>\n<h3>Ocular tissue (Cornea)<\/h3>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-2 '><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count'>2<div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix'><\/p>\n<h3>Heart valves &amp; vessels (cardiovascular tissue)<\/h3>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-3 '><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count'>3<div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix'><\/p>\n<h3>Amniotic membrane (Placenta)<\/h3>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-4 '><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count'>4<div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix'><\/p>\n<h3>Bones &amp; Cartilage<\/h3>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-5 '><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count'>5<div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix'><\/p>\n<h3>Islet cells (pancreas)<\/h3>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-6 '><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count'>6<div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix'><\/p>\n<h3>Muscle and connective tissue<\/h3>\n<p>Soft tissue can be donated up to the age of 65. However, the DGFG has not yet made this tissue donation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-7 '><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count'>7<div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix'><\/p>\n<h3>Skin<\/h3>\n<p>Skin can be donated until the age of 75. In the case of skin donation, only a layer about 0.4 millimetres thick is removed from the epidermis. The donor sites are carefully dressed with a bandage. However, the DGFG has not yet made any skin donations and will therefore not go into any further details on this information page.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_cell no_margin av_two_third  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_cell_one_third  avia-builder-el-last   \" ><div class='flex_cell_inner' ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>These tissues can be donated<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Ocular tissue (Cornea)<\/h3>\n<p>The cornea is the clear window of the eye \u2013 the window to the world around us. Neither age nor visual impairment affect the quality of the cornea. When the cornea is donated, the whole eyeball is removed by a trained DGFG coordinator. A glass prosthesis in the colour of the deceased&#8217;s eyes ensures that the donor&#8217;s appearance is respectfully restored. A removal is possible up to 72 hours after death.<\/p>\n<span  class=\"av_font_icon avia_animate_when_visible avia-icon-animate  av-icon-style-  av-no-color avia-icon-pos-left \" style=\"\"><span class='av-icon-char' style='font-size:40px;line-height:40px;' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/span>\n<p><strong>Why cornea donation helps: <\/strong>Corneal transplantation may be the last treatment option to save the eyesight of patients. The success rate is very high and many patients regain full vision.<\/p>\n<h3>Heart valves and blood vessels (cardiovascular tissues)<\/h3>\n<p>Heart valves and blood vessels are donated either after cardiac death or within the framework of organ donations. A doctor may only remove valves if the heart is not suitable for organ transplantation due to a pre-existing condition &#8211; a possible heart transplantion always comes first.<\/p>\n<span  class=\"av_font_icon avia_animate_when_visible avia-icon-animate  av-icon-style-  av-no-color avia-icon-pos-left \" style=\"\"><span class='av-icon-char' style='font-size:40px;line-height:40px;' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/span>\n<p><strong>Why donation of cardiovascular tissue helps: <\/strong>A typical application for cardiovascular grafts is the replacement of infected artificial prostheses. Transplantation is often an emergency operation that saves lives. In addition, heart valves are used to treat childhood heart valve defects. The need for about 500 transplants in Germany per year will continue to increase due to demographic changes.<\/p>\n<h3>Bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments and skin (musculoskeletal tissue)<\/h3>\n<p>Bones and cartilage come both from living donors (e.g. femoral head after hip prosthesis) and from deceased persons. Specially trained staff remove the tubular bones of the extremities, the iliac crest, rib cartilage, but also entire joints. A high age does not exclude donation. Precisely fitting prostheses replace the removed tissue. Tendons, ligaments and skin can also be removed as part of postmortem tissue donation.<\/p>\n<p><span  class=\"av_font_icon avia_animate_when_visible avia-icon-animate  av-icon-style-  av-no-color avia-icon-pos-left \" style=\"\"><span class='av-icon-char' style='font-size:40px;line-height:40px;' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<strong>Why donation of musculoskeletal tissue helps:<\/strong> In orthopaedics and trauma surgery, severe bone defects caused by illness or accident can often only be cured by the precise use of bone grafts.<\/p>\n<h3>Amniotic membrane (Placenta)<\/h3>\n<p>The amniotic membrane is the thin, inner egg membrane of the maternal amniotic sac that surrounds the embryo. A Caesarean section birth and the consent of the mother after a comprehensive explanation are preconditions for the donation.<\/p>\n<p><span  class=\"av_font_icon avia_animate_when_visible avia-icon-animate  av-icon-style-  av-no-color avia-icon-pos-left \" style=\"\"><span class='av-icon-char' style='font-size:40px;line-height:40px;' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<strong>Why donation of amniotic membrane helps:<\/strong> The amniotic membrane is characterised by its special wound-healing and pain-reducing properties. Amnion transplants are mainly used for the treatment of superficial injuries of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, but also for the treatment of skin burns or the treatment of chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot.<\/p>\n<h3>Islet cells<\/h3>\n<p>In the pancreatic islets of Langerhans, beta cells produce the hormone insulin. Only if the pancreas cannot be transplanted as an organ, a tissue donation is allowed. The donations purpose then needs to be rededicated to tissue for the production and transplantation of islet cells.<\/p>\n<p><span  class=\"av_font_icon avia_animate_when_visible avia-icon-animate  av-icon-style-  av-no-color avia-icon-pos-left \" style=\"\"><span class='av-icon-char' style='font-size:40px;line-height:40px;' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<strong>Why donation of islet cells helps:<\/strong> If the function of the islets of Langerhans are disturbed, as in patients with diabetes mellitus type 1, life-threatening derailments of the blood sugar level may occur. In addition to transplantation of the entire pancreas, islet transplantation is the only available beta cell replacement therapy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='av-layout-grid-2'  class='av-layout-grid-container entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells     avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_section  av-cell-min-height av-cell-min-height-25 submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style=' '   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25'>\n<a class=\"av-screen-reader-only\" href=https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/gewebespende-meldeweg\/ >Link to: Meldeweg der Gewebespende<\/a><div class=\"flex_cell no_margin av_one_third  avia-builder-el-18  el_before_av_cell_one_third  avia-builder-el-first   avia-link-column av-cell-link \"  style='background:url(https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Icon-Meldeweg-dots-180x180.png) center center no-repeat scroll #e8e8e8; vertical-align:middle; padding:30px; background-color:#e8e8e8; '  data-link-column-url=\"https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/gewebespende-meldeweg\/\" ><div class='flex_cell_inner' ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:30px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/en\/meldeweg-der-gewebespende\/\"><strong>How does tissue donation work?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_cell no_margin av_one_third  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_cell_one_third  el_before_av_cell_one_third   \"  style='vertical-align:middle; padding:0px 30px 50px 30px ; ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner' ><article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_top av-no-box   avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><a href='https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/en\/downloads\/'  title='Information'  class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color \" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue81e' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/a><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><a href='https:\/\/gewebenetzwerk.de\/en\/downloads\/'  class='' title='Information' >Information<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Tissue donation and transplantation medicine are complex topics. Only those who are comprehensively informed can make an independent and stable decision. 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itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What happens at the tissue bank?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_section   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #ec6008;  '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-8402'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class=\"avia-animated-number av-force-default-color  avia-color-font-light  avia-builder-el-25  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia_animate_when_visible\"  data-timer=\"3000\"><strong class=\"heading avia-animated-number-title\" style='font-size:74px;'><span class=\"avia-single-number __av-single-number\" data-number_format=\"\" data-number=\"39\" data-start_from=\"0\">39<\/span><span class=\"avia-no-number\">,<\/span><span class=\"avia-single-number __av-single-number\" data-number_format=\"\" data-number=\"638\" data-start_from=\"0\">638<\/span><\/strong><div class='avia-animated-number-content' ><p>People donated tissue to the DGFG network between 2007 and 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_tab_section   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-8402'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-tab-section-1'  class='av-tab-section-container entry-content-wrapper main_color av-tab-slide-transition   av-tab-above-content  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='av-tab-section-outer-container'><div class='av-tab-section-tab-title-container avia-tab-title-padding-default '  role='tablist'><a href='#is-brain-death-relevant-for-a-tissue-donation' data-av-tab-section-title='1' class='av-section-tab-title av-active-tab-title no-scroll av-tab-no-icon av-tab-no-image  ' role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='av-tab-section-1-1'><span class='av-outer-tab-title'><span class='av-inner-tab-title'>Is brain death relevant for a tissue donation?<\/span><\/span><span class='av-tab-arrow-container'><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><a href='#is-there-any-tissue-i-can-donate-alive' data-av-tab-section-title='2' class='av-section-tab-title  av-tab-no-icon av-tab-no-image  ' role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='av-tab-section-1-2'><span class='av-outer-tab-title'><span class='av-inner-tab-title'>Is there any tissue I can donate alive?<\/span><\/span><span class='av-tab-arrow-container'><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><a href='#am-i-too-old-to-donate-tissue' data-av-tab-section-title='3' class='av-section-tab-title  av-tab-no-icon av-tab-no-image  ' role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='av-tab-section-1-3'><span class='av-outer-tab-title'><span class='av-inner-tab-title'>Am I too old to donate tissue?<\/span><\/span><span class='av-tab-arrow-container'><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><a href='#can-i-register-as-a-tissue-donor' data-av-tab-section-title='4' class='av-section-tab-title  av-tab-no-icon av-tab-no-image  ' role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='av-tab-section-1-4'><span class='av-outer-tab-title'><span class='av-inner-tab-title'>Can I register as a tissue donor?<\/span><\/span><span class='av-tab-arrow-container'><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><a href='#who-besides-me-can-decide-whether-or-not-i-donate-tissue-after-my-death' data-av-tab-section-title='5' class='av-section-tab-title  av-tab-no-icon av-tab-no-image  ' role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='av-tab-section-1-5'><span class='av-outer-tab-title'><span class='av-inner-tab-title'>Who besides me can decide whether or not I donate tissue after my death?<\/span><\/span><span class='av-tab-arrow-container'><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><a href='#will-my-appareance-be-disfigured-after-postmortal-tissue-donation' data-av-tab-section-title='6' class='av-section-tab-title  av-tab-no-icon av-tab-no-image  ' role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='av-tab-section-1-6'><span class='av-outer-tab-title'><span class='av-inner-tab-title'>Will my appareance be disfigured after postmortal tissue donation?<\/span><\/span><span class='av-tab-arrow-container'><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><a href='#will-i-or-my-relatives-receive-money-for-my-donation' data-av-tab-section-title='7' class='av-section-tab-title  av-tab-no-icon av-tab-no-image  ' role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='av-tab-section-1-7'><span class='av-outer-tab-title'><span class='av-inner-tab-title'>Will I or my relatives receive money for my donation?<\/span><\/span><span class='av-tab-arrow-container'><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><a href='#who-may-donate-tissue' data-av-tab-section-title='8' class='av-section-tab-title  av-tab-no-icon av-tab-no-image  ' role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='av-tab-section-1-8'><span class='av-outer-tab-title'><span class='av-inner-tab-title'>Who may donate tissue?<\/span><\/span><span class='av-tab-arrow-container'><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><a href='#as-a-transplant-recipient-can-i-donate-tissue-myself' data-av-tab-section-title='9' class='av-section-tab-title  av-tab-no-icon av-tab-no-image  ' role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='av-tab-section-1-9'><span class='av-outer-tab-title'><span class='av-inner-tab-title'>As a transplant recipient, can I donate tissue myself?<\/span><\/span><span class='av-tab-arrow-container'><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows av-tabsection-arrow' ><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide av_prev_tab_section av-tab-section-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden='true' tabindex='-1'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide av_next_tab_section av-tab-section-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' aria-hidden='true' tabindex='-1'>Next<\/a><\/div><div class='av-tab-section-inner-container avia-section-default' style='width:900vw; left:0%;'><span class='av_prev_tab_section av_tab_navigation'><\/span><span class='av_next_tab_section av_tab_navigation'><\/span>\n<div id=\"av-tab-section-1-1\" data-av-tab-section-content=\"1\" class=\"av-layout-tab av-animation-delay-container av-active-tab-content __av_init_open  avia-builder-el-29  el_before_av_tab_sub_section  avia-builder-el-first   \" style='vertical-align:middle; '  data-tab-section-id=\"is-brain-death-relevant-for-a-tissue-donation\"><div class='av-layout-tab-inner'><div class='container'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Different from organ donation, tissue donation is not linked to the diagnosis of brain death. More than 90 percent of tissue donors have died a normal death, e.g. from heart failure or cancer. Depending on the tissue, tissue donations can be collected up to 72 hours after cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"av-tab-section-1-2\" data-av-tab-section-content=\"2\" class=\"av-layout-tab av-animation-delay-container   avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_tab_sub_section  el_before_av_tab_sub_section   \" style='vertical-align:middle; '  data-tab-section-id=\"is-there-any-tissue-i-can-donate-alive\"><div class='av-layout-tab-inner'><div class='container'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Living tissue donation is only possible in a few cases: Mothers can opt for placental donation in the context of planned Caesarean sections. Patients who receive an artificial hip joint can donate the removed femoral heads. If a patient receives a donor heart transplant, the diseased heart can be donated. Despite the severe heart disease, the aortic or pulmonary valve is often still intact and can help other patients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"av-tab-section-1-3\" data-av-tab-section-content=\"3\" class=\"av-layout-tab av-animation-delay-container   avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_tab_sub_section  el_before_av_tab_sub_section   \" style='vertical-align:middle; '  data-tab-section-id=\"am-i-too-old-to-donate-tissue\"><div class='av-layout-tab-inner'><div class='container'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>There are no rigid age limits for tissue donation. If, for example, an eye cornea has fulfilled its function well until death, it has proved its worth and will also give the transplant recipient a clear view. DGFG does not exclude potential donors on the basis of age alone. Even though there are empirical studies for cardiovascular and musculoskeletal tissue that show decreasing tissue quality with increasing age. Still, there is always a comprehensive assessment of donor suitability that takes many other factors into account. For more information, click requirements for a tissue donation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"av-tab-section-1-4\" data-av-tab-section-content=\"4\" class=\"av-layout-tab av-animation-delay-container   avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_tab_sub_section  el_before_av_tab_sub_section   \" style='vertical-align:middle; '  data-tab-section-id=\"can-i-register-as-a-tissue-donor\"><div class='av-layout-tab-inner'><div class='container'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In Germany there is currently no register for tissue and organ donors. Nevertheless, it is possible to document the personal decision for or against a donation: Wearing an organ and tissue donor card as well as document one&#8217;s decision in a living will are important. Besides documenting one&#8217;s will, talking to relatives and next of kin about personal opinions and decision regarding tissue and organ donation are key.<\/p>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-37  avia-builder-el-no-sibling ' ><a href='https:\/\/www.organspende-info.de\/organspendeausweis-download-und-bestellen.html' class='avia-button  avia-color-theme-color   avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-center ' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Order organ and tissue donation card free of charge<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"av-tab-section-1-5\" data-av-tab-section-content=\"5\" class=\"av-layout-tab av-animation-delay-container   avia-builder-el-38  el_after_av_tab_sub_section  el_before_av_tab_sub_section   \" style='vertical-align:middle; '  data-tab-section-id=\"who-besides-me-can-decide-whether-or-not-i-donate-tissue-after-my-death\"><div class='av-layout-tab-inner'><div class='container'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In addition to a written declaration by the deceased (e.g. organ and tissue donation card, living will), the following persons are entitled to make a decision in favor or against tissue donation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the person to whom the decision was transferred, e.g. noted on the organ and tissue donor card,<\/li>\n<li>the relatives on behalf of the deceased&#8217;s orally declared or presumed will,<\/li>\n<li>the relatives according to their own values, if the presumed will of the deceased can not be determined.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"av-tab-section-1-6\" data-av-tab-section-content=\"6\" class=\"av-layout-tab av-animation-delay-container   avia-builder-el-40  el_after_av_tab_sub_section  el_before_av_tab_sub_section   \" style='vertical-align:middle; '  data-tab-section-id=\"will-my-appareance-be-disfigured-after-postmortal-tissue-donation\"><div class='av-layout-tab-inner'><div class='container'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Each tissue removal is a surgical procedure performed by experienced and trained staff under the responsibility of a physician. Without exception, every tissue donation ends with the reverent restoration of the body. Relatives have the opportunity to say goodbye. A laying-in-state is just as possible as religious rituals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"av-tab-section-1-7\" data-av-tab-section-content=\"7\" class=\"av-layout-tab av-animation-delay-container   avia-builder-el-42  el_after_av_tab_sub_section  el_before_av_tab_sub_section   \" style='vertical-align:middle; '  data-tab-section-id=\"will-i-or-my-relatives-receive-money-for-my-donation\"><div class='av-layout-tab-inner'><div class='container'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>No. A tissue donation is a voluntary and altruistic act. It is a gift to life \u2013 a selfless and unpaid donation. This is also stated in the transplantation law with the trade prohibition for organs and tissue preparations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"av-tab-section-1-8\" data-av-tab-section-content=\"8\" class=\"av-layout-tab av-animation-delay-container   avia-builder-el-44  el_after_av_tab_sub_section  el_before_av_tab_sub_section   \" style='vertical-align:middle; '  data-tab-section-id=\"who-may-donate-tissue\"><div class='av-layout-tab-inner'><div class='container'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In principle, anyone can donate tissue. Every tissue donation is preceded by a comprehensive examination of the donor regarding contraindications:<\/p>\n<p>Did the donor suffer from any infectious diseases? Is the donor himself the recipient of a corneal or dura mater transplant?<\/p>\n<p>In addition to absolute, medical contraindications, there are also tissue-specific reasons that can speak against the suitability of a donor. The optimal benefit for the recipient and the unconditional protection against communicable diseases require a strict risk assessment. The medical service of the DGFG clarifies together with doctors and relatives whether a tissue donation is possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"av-tab-section-1-9\" data-av-tab-section-content=\"9\" class=\"av-layout-tab av-animation-delay-container   avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_tab_sub_section  avia-builder-el-last   \" style='vertical-align:middle; '  data-tab-section-id=\"as-a-transplant-recipient-can-i-donate-tissue-myself\"><div class='av-layout-tab-inner'><div class='container'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Recipients of corneal transplants and dura mater are not allowed to donate tissue due to a risk of prion transmission (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) according to the transplantation law and EU guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-48  el_after_av_tab_section  avia-builder-el-last   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-8402'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Learn more about how tissue donation can help<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-50  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-52  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-54  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8402","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - 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