Therapeutic Plasmapheresis

Cleansing the Blood – Supporting the Body’s Natural Healing Processes

Therapeutic plasmapheresis is a modern blood purification procedure that removes certain disease-related substances from the blood plasma. These may include autoantibodies, pro-inflammatory peptides, and certain metabolic byproducts. The goal of the treatment is to reduce the body’s burden and support the conditions needed for its natural regulatory and regenerative processes.

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Who May Benefit from Plasmapheresis?

Therapeutic plasmapheresis may be considered for a variety of diseases and individual health conditions. Whether the treatment is appropriate depends on each patient’s individual medical situation and a careful medical evaluation. At Paracelsus, apheresis is used as part of a holistic biological medicine treatment approach.

Areas of Application

Autoimmune diseases

Chronic infections & post-infectious syndromes

Long COVID

Neurodegenerative diseases

Metabolic & cardiovascular diseases

Allergies

Detoxification & prevention

How Does Plasmapheresis Work?

Before treatment begins, important laboratory parameters are assessed, and a physician evaluates whether the treatment is appropriate.

In double-filtration plasmapheresis, the blood is filtered outside the body in two stages. First, the blood cells are separated from the blood plasma. While the blood cells are returned directly to the body, the plasma is passed through a second, specially selected filter. This filter can retain certain larger molecules and high-molecular-weight substances, such as certain autoantibodies, immune complexes, and lipoproteins. Smaller plasma components, such as minerals and albumin, can largely pass through the filter. The filtered plasma components are then returned to the body together with the blood cells.

The treatment is performed on an outpatient basis under continuous medical supervision. A session typically takes approximately 2 to 3 hours.

Plasma Apherese als Teil des Therapieangebots an der Paracelsus Klinik Lustmühle

Plasmapheresis at a Glance

Targeted Detoxification and Blood Purification

Support for the Immune System and the Body’s Natural Regeneration

Reduction of Pro-Inflammatory and Disease-Related Substances

Gentle and Well-Tolerated Procedure

Can Be Repeated as Needed and Integrated into the Individual Treatment Plan

The Paracelsus Approach: Apheresis as Part of an Integrated Treatment Concept

At Paracelsus, plasmapheresis is not viewed as an isolated treatment. Ideally, it is integrated into an individually developed treatment concept that combines the following elements:

Targeted pre-treatments that gently mobilize harmful substances and toxins in advance. This may help facilitate their efficient removal from the blood during the first plasma apheresis treatment.

Measures to support the long-term stabilization of the body’s internal environment, such as micronutrient therapy, detoxification, gut health support, and immune regulation. The approach also considers possible underlying causes and regulatory imbalances, with the aim of providing long-term support for the body.