X-Message-Number: 32461
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:10:01 +0000 (UTC)
From: Melody Maxim <>
Subject: Cost of Neuro vs. Whole Body Cryopreservation

In post #32459, Mathew Sullivan writes: 

>>"Also, Dave neglects to consider that 
vitrification solutions used today are VERY expensive, and neuro patients 
only require a small fraction of what is required for whole body patients."<< 


Mathew Sullivan neglects to consider that it is not necessary to perfuse the 
entire body with the expensive vitrification solutions, in order to avoid the 
negative publicity associated with decapitations. Ironically, many people claim 
Cryonics Institute does not do "neuros," but for all intents and purposes, they 
are actually performing neuro-vitrification on most, (if not all), of their 
cryopreserved members, by isolating the head vessels. In other words, they 
perfuse only the head with the vitrification solutions, while leaving the body 
attached. In addition to preventing clots, which may have formed in the body, 
from being pushed into the head vessels during whole body perfusion, this 
practice avoids a lot of negative publicity.


I agree with David Pizer, and everyone else who argues that decapitations are 
bad for the public image of cryonics, especially when Alcor has frequently 
allowed persons with little, (perhaps no), more formal education than a high 
school diploma, to perform these procedures, which certainly would appear 
gruesome, to the average person.

Melody Maxim

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