A personal account of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is gaining attention on social media following the case of Giorgos Mazonakis. A woman who says she has undergone 18 sessions of the procedure has shared her experience publicly, explaining how it is performed and the risks she believes are associated with it. In her post, she explains that TPE is a medical procedure used in specific cases, when the aim is to remove certain substances, including pathological antibodies, from the bloodstream. Plasma, the liquid part of the blood, is separated from the other components and replaced with the appropriate fluid, depending on the treatment.

Based on her experience, the woman describes plasmapheresis as a procedure that can be crucial for patients with certain medical indications. She says that she herself has undergone 18 sessions and that the procedure has helped her in two difficult periods of her life. However, she emphasizes that TPE is not a procedure without risks. According to her, during plasma exchange, coagulation factors can also be lost, and calcium levels must also be monitored. The procedure usually requires special venous access and constant monitoring by medical personnel.

Part of her testimony also relates to the changes she says she noticed in her appearance after the treatments. She humorously writes that after the sessions she felt like she had received a “beauty serum,” describing a temporary glow in her skin’s appearance. But it was this experience that has led her to question the use of such a complex procedure for aesthetic purposes. She argues that plasmapheresis should not be treated as a cosmetic treatment, calling it much more invasive than common aesthetic procedures.

At the end of the post, the woman links her reaction to the case of Giorgos Mazonakis, for whom she expresses great sadness. She opposes the idea of ​​using such a procedure only to improve appearance and asks for more information about the risks and medical indications. “Plasmapheresis kept me alive in 2017 and this year in April. I consider it an excellent procedure. But for patients,” she writes, closing her testimony with an appeal for caution against using medical procedures outside the indications for which they are recommended.