By Dennis Barnes


Since the olden days, people have been trying to find ways to live forever. Although we have not yet discovered how to do this, many medical and non-medical solutions have been found to prolong longevity in humans. If you want to do more than exercise and eat healthily to extend your lifespan, then options like going for heterochronic plasma exchange may be just what you need. Before you decide to sign up for this treatment, here is what you should to know about it.

This treatment involves an older person getting a blood transplant from a younger person. Logically, the process is a bit more complicated than a regular blood transplant, but it involves replacing the plasma in the older person with plasma from the younger individual. The process is done extracorporeally, meaning you do not have to worry about the complications associated with surgery.

Before you go in for any medical procedure whether minor or major, it is advisable to confer with your doctor. They will run a thorough exam on you to ensure that you are in good health, and suitable for this treatment options. It has been noted that people with certain conditions benefit considerably from the plasma exchange, while others with other conditions, should avoid it all together. Therefore, a medical checkup is a necessary step.

When dealing with blood, as long as the donor is healthy and of the same blood type, the risks are usually small. Since plasma will further be separated from the blood, this further reduces the risks of this procedure being harmful. Furthermore, this process has been thoroughly tested and has even been approved by the food and drug administration agency.

For this treatment to succeed, it needs to be administered properly. Therefore, you have to identify trained physicians who do this, and facilities that offer this service. You should confirm that those clinics have the necessary modern equipment and excellent aftercare services.

This procedure has been around for a long time, but not many people know of it. Therefore, the places that offer it are also not that many. However, with the new advances in the field more clinics are opening their doors and providing this therapy. To avoid having to wait too long, book an appointment as soon as you make up your mind.

Within and outside the medical community, you will find that not everyone is one board with this process. Although it may be perfectly safe, and legally approved not everyone thinks it is ethical. However, considering that this therapy is used to save lives, you should have no moral qualms going through with it.

Depending on what you agree with the facility, you can either look for a donor yourself for one may be provided for you. They will have to pass the set criteria and most importantly be of good health. Their consent will also be needed to ensure that you and the professionals doing the procedure do not break any legal or ethical rules.




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