Apheresis
Conventional medicine
⚠This is not folk medicine. This page describes a NON-traditional method (complementary/alternative or conventional medicine), outside FolkKB's folk/herbal focus. It is informational only — not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Evidence and safety vary widely; consult a qualified professional.
Apheresis is a medical technology in which the blood of a person is passed through an apparatus that separates one particular constituent and returns the remainder to the circulation. It is thus an extracorporeal therapy.