
The Stages of Liver Disease - American Liver Foundation
Jan 7, 2025 · Cirrhosis is where your liver is severely scarred and permanently damaged. While the word cirrhosis is most commonly heard when people discuss alcohol-induced liver …
Fibrosis: Development - American Liver Foundation
Sep 6, 2023 · Due to a lack of symptoms, many people live with liver damage, or fibrosis, without being diagnosed until they have symptoms of cirrhosis. Fibrosis can be reversed if detected …
Cirrhosis: Severe Liver Scarring
Mar 7, 2024 · While the word cirrhosis is most commonly heard when people discuss alcohol-induced liver disease, cirrhosis is caused by many forms of liver disease. While fibrosis is …
Cirrhosis of the Liver: Symptoms, Causes & Treatments
Jun 12, 2025 · Cirrhosis is caused by chronic (long-term) liver diseases that damage liver tissue. It can take many years for liver damage to lead to cirrhosis.
Liver Disease: Causes, Infections & Genetics
Dec 11, 2025 · Stage 1 is minimal fibrosis (scarring) around the portal areas of the liver, eventually progressing to more advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis (stage 4) in later stages (stage …
MASH Definition & Prevalence - American Liver Foundation
Jul 7, 2025 · This fibrosis can progress to cirrhosis, where hard scar tissue replaces an increasingly larger amount of soft healthy liver tissue. Cirrhosis from MASH typically takes …
Liver Disease Diets: Fatty Liver Diet and More
Jun 5, 2025 · Explore our selection of liver healthy foods and liver disease diets for people suffering from fatty liver, hepatitis, cirrhosis, and others.
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH): Symptoms & Complications
Sep 25, 2025 · In general terms, we know that inflammation of the liver is what leads to the development of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver and puts people at risk for developing cirrhosis.
MASH Complications - American Liver Foundation
Jun 12, 2025 · The inflamed liver will start to scar, a process called fibrosis (scar tissue is a kind of fibrous tissue). If left untreated, scar tissue will continue to replace healthy liver tissue leading …
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Sep 25, 2025 · Even if the fatty liver disease progresses to significant fibrosis (scarring in the liver that is cirrhosis or nearly cirrhosis), the risk of CVD remains higher than the risk of liver …