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Plasmapheresis (from the Greek πλάσμα, plasma, something molded, and ἀφαίρεσις aphairesis, taking away) is the removal, treatment, and return or exchange of blood plasma or components thereof from and to the blood circulation. It is thus an extracorporeal therapy, a medical procedure performed outside the body. [1]
Plasma exchange – removal of the liquid portion of blood to remove harmful substances. The plasma is replaced with a replacement solution. The plasma is replaced with a replacement solution. LDL apheresis – removal of low density lipoprotein in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia .
This procedure is recommended for treating enlarged tonsils and not chronic or recurrent tonsillitis. Coblation tonsillectomy: This surgical procedure is performed using plasma to remove the tonsils. Coblation technology combines radiofrequency energy and saline to create a plasma field.
Plasma, often called the fourth state of matter, is an ionized gas containing positive ions and negative ions or electrons, but is approximately charge neutral on the whole. The plasma sources used for plasma medicine are generally low temperature plasmas, and they generate ions, chemically reactive atoms and molecules, and UV-photons.
Laser hair removal is the process of hair removal by means of exposure to pulses of laser light that destroy the hair follicle. It had been performed experimentally for about twenty years before becoming commercially available in 1995–1996. [ 1 ]
Erythrocytapheresis can also be used for blood donations. The procedure is commonly done using automated red blood cell collection which involves the removal of two units of red blood cells. This includes either two standard units of red blood cells or one unit plus of red blood cells and another of either plasma or platelets.
Electrolysis is a permanent hair removal technique that uses electrical current to destroy hair follicles one at a time. Dr. Murphy-Rose explains, “A fine, needle-like probe is inserted into the ...
Intense pulsed light (IPL) is a technology used by cosmetic and medical practitioners to perform various skin treatments for aesthetic and therapeutic purposes, including hair removal, photorejuvenation (e.g. the treatment of skin pigmentation, sun damage, and thread veins) as well as to alleviate dermatologic diseases such as acne.