There are many conspiracy theories out there concerning various topics. But one in particular caught my attention. Did vampires have it right? Was Elizabeth Báthory on to something with her young virgin baths? Young plasma transfusion can keep you young?
What Is Young Plasma Transfusion?
One night, I was watching my usual reaction YouTuber, and a clip from a channel talking about conspiracy theories mentioned rejuvenation. The video stated that their father used his grandson’s plasma to help restore his memory capability, but as a side effect, he started de-aging.
Another clip made the same claims, saying the person had de-aged twenty-five years. Are we talking about the neurological network, the organs, the internal clock, or appearance? I don’t know. However, whatever the consequences of the transfusion were, those claims are that the overall process causes the patient to grow younger.
But before you grab your child and go to the closest blood donation bank, let us look at the science behind the procedure. Word of mouth, gossip, conspiracy theories—they all tend to exaggerate their stories and outcomes. After all, it wouldn’t be much of a claim if the patient felt more energized overall than their average level. Losing wrinkles and recovering skin elasticity is more impressive!
The History Of Young Virgin Blood
Whether it’s bathing, drinking, or any consumption of a young virgin’s blood, it made its way into human history through folklore and legends. After all, humans tend to have a fixation with virgins, blood, and eternal youth. Sometimes, human sacrifices included not only eating parts of the body but also consuming the blood.
In many cases, people believed it would give them the positive traits of the person—strength, character, bravery—luck, or youth in the case of a younger person. Often, those sacrifices were related to warfare, hunting, or appeasing the gods. They were rarely, if not at all, due to vanity.
In other cases, we have the infamous Blood Countess, Elizabeth Báthory of Hungary. Suffering from the many inconveniences of inbreeding—with the exception of her beauty—the countess had mental disorders. Back in the sixteenth century, people believed that to cure epilepsy, one had to drink the blood of more robust people. It became an obsession for Elizabeth, who then had numerous virgin teens and beautiful women bleed for her to bathe.
Contrary to popular belief, there is no physical proof that the Romanian prince known as Vlad the Impaler drank the blood of those he impaled. While the prince had a reputation for impaling criminals and invaders, he is not mentioned as someone who drank the blood of his enemies. However, people who encountered him said they saw him dip his bread in their blood or drink it from his cup. But there would have been no known purpose for it other than terrorizing those around him.
A Beauty Mask, The Vampire Facelift
Another bloody treatment is the vampire facelift. The goal of the treatment is to inject plasma—the patient’s own blood and plasma—with hyaluronic acid filler onto the contour of the face. It supposedly reduces wrinkles and plumps the skin. Because of the injection, there is bruising, swelling, and sensitivity.
A platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection, or vampire facelift, uses one’s own blood to rejuvenate. Our blood consists of four things: red blood cells to carry oxygen, white blood cells to fight infections, and platelets to clot the blood and other proteins that dissolve in water. What makes plasma is the watery cell-less part.
They achieve the vampire facelift by drawing the patient’s blood and spinning it down through a centrifuge to separate the cells from plasma. The result is injecting it back into the patient’s face. The foundation of the process is that the cytokines found in the plasma increase the growth factors, stimulating healing and, therefore, rejuvenation in the skin.
However, there is little to no evidence whatsoever that having a vampire facelift accelerates the de-aging process. In professional sports, the procedure of injecting one with one’s own plasma to heal is common but with small results depending on the injury. The result of using plasma is low and can result from a placebo. Science-wise, results are next to null.
What About The Blood Of The Young?
The studies regarding young blood—twenty years old and younger—started in the 1950s on mice. The overall study, which lasted on and off for decades, resulted in inconclusive conclusions. While some old mice showed rejuvenation, others had next to no changes.
There is no conclusive proof or benefit from injecting plasma from young people to cure or prevent aging. Medical professionals and scientists even discourage such endeavours. Only under professional clinical trials in an appropriate institution regulated by a review board is it safe.
The scientific community debates the anti-aging transfusion process through young blood and plasma. Results are minor and can’t be proven because of the placebo effect, which is low. Despite studies on mice suggesting potential but not certain benefits, those advantages might not be transferable to humans.
Young blood transfusion isn’t safe. Companies are selling the blood of supposedly young people for large amounts of money under ‘clinical trial’ pretenses. The studies show that, as of today, the vampire transfusion doesn’t work. Science is neutral and doesn’t lie; the results aren’t there. It isn’t worth the money or one’s health to undergo the procedure.
What About A Conclusion On Vampire Transfusion?
It is essential to do our own research on any subject these days. While this article is for entertainment purposes only, and I’ve done my research, every reader should do their own. However, be careful not to look for the answer you want but a fair, credited, safe source for an answer.
We are all looking for the fountain of youth, whether it is health, gym, smoothy, pills, a genie in a bottle, or a magical youth blood injection. But the truth is that there is no magic cure for aging. It doesn’t exist. Perhaps in the future, there will be a way to slow down the clock, but vampire transfusion isn’t one of them.
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