Severe fatty liver disease may not progress to cirrhosis if the disease is effectively controlled by interventional therapy (health education, dietary intervention, exercise intervention, medication); if no interventional therapy is given, cirrhosis may progress, but the exact time is unpredictable.
Severe fatty liver disease can be effectively controlled and may not progress to cirrhosis by removing causative factors, dietary restraint, quitting smoking and drinking, controlling body weight, increasing exercise to promote the consumption of body fat, and taking metformin, irbesartan, atorvastatin, etc. to control blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipids according to the specific conditions and preventing damage to liver cells.
If no intervention treatment is given, liver cells are further damaged and may progress to cirrhosis.
Therefore, it is recommended to consult a doctor as soon as possible for severe fatty liver disease and standardize the treatment under the guidance of a physician to avoid progression to cirrhosis.