US billionaire undergoes Total Plasma Exchange to remove toxins: What is it?

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US billionaire Bryan Johnson underwent his first total plasma exchange (TPE) to 'remove toxins' from his body..

US billionaire Bryan Johnson recently underwent a procedure called Total Plasma Exchange (TPE) claiming that it is a treatment for various health conditions...

It is also used medically in treatments, such as replenishing lost blood volume or during certain medical procedures like plasma exchange...

Total plasma exchange or therapeutic plasma exchange is a medical procedure where a large volume of plasma is removed from the patient's blood and replaced with donor plasma or a plasma substitute...

In a 2023 study, Romanian researchers indicated that TPE can decrease inflammatory markers such as Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP), which are often elevated in patients with severe infections or inflammatory conditions...