Tuesday, July 18, 2017

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 this process can be done, you will need to undergo a full medical checkup. This will ensure that any conditions you may have, are documented in your patient history. This is usually a routine procedure before any transfusions, but it is vital in this case because the presence of certain conditions can make this process risky or simply doomed to fail. Talking to a doctor will also allow you to ask any nagging questions you may have about the procedure, and even what will happen after the exchange is done.

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.

If you are convinced that this therapy is what you need, then you need to make sure that the facility and physician you choose are just right. You can get referrals from your doctor on where to go, or you could check online. Ensure that the facility has the necessary equipment and facilities for your treatment and recovery, as well as trained personnel.

Currently, although the relevant government agencies have approved this treatment, it is not found in many medical facilities. Most places will open their doors in two thousand and seventeen. Within that time, you can do more research about the process. You might also want to book your session in advance, to ensure that you are not placed on the back end of a long waiting list.

Even though this procedure has been used to cure and control a couple of conditions, not everyone accepts it. Some people consider it unnatural and claim that it is interfering with the natural order of things. To avoid getting caught up in the debate, do some self-searching to see on which side of the ethical divide you fall.

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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