Μake us preferred on Google A jail physician at the center of the investigation into the death of Greek pop star Giorgos Mazonakis has acknowledged undergoing plasmapheresis herself and said she also subjected her teenage daughter to the procedure, raising new questions about how well she understood its risks and medical requirements.
The 56-year-old doctor, who is being held in pretrial detention in connection with Mazonakis’ collapse and subsequent death, made the claims in a memo submitted to an examining magistrate. She specifically refers to the plasmapheresis equipment and describes her own experience with the procedure, while claiming that her daughter underwent it as well.
She says witnesses, photographs and video recordings can substantiate her account.
The revelations take on added significance because plasmapheresis is now at the heart of the investigation into Mazonakis’ death. The Greek pop star, one of the country’s most recognizable performers, underwent the procedure at a private medical facility in the upscale Kolonaki district of central Athens before his collapse and subsequent death.
Plasmapheresis is not a routine treatment or a simple wellness procedure. It involves removing blood from the patient, separating plasma from blood components and returning the remaining components to the circulation. Its use requires specialized equipment, appropriate medical indications and careful monitoring because complications can occur.
Those questions are now being examined against the broader backdrop of the Mazonakis case, which has brought renewed scrutiny to private medical facilities offering so-called rejuvenation and anti-aging treatments in Greece.
Mazonakis’ death has consequently developed into a wider examination of a largely opaque corner of the country’s expanding wellness industry — and of where the line is drawn between legitimate medical treatment and procedures offered outside the safeguards normally associated with hospital-based care.
