Tech Tycoon Bryan Johnson Who Used Son’s Plasma for Reverse Aging Says He’s ‘Transitioning’ and Face ID Is Confused About His Looks

Tech Tycoon Bryan Johnson Who Used Son’s Plasma for Reverse Aging Says He’s ‘Transitioning’ and Face ID Is Confused About His Looks
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Tech guru Bryan Johnson, who used his son's plasma for reverse aging, shared photos of himself over the years before he spent millions to look young. He says his face has changed, and even his phone's Face ID gets confused.

Bryan Johnson Says He's 'Transitioning'

The biohacker, who spends $2 million annually to maintain a youthful appearance, took to X and shared a series of photos of himself from 2018 to 2024. The changes in his appearance are visible, as his face looks slimmer, his jaw is more prominent, and his locks are darker in the most recent photo taken this year.

"Even my Face ID is confused. I'm transitioning," he wrote in the caption.

In a separate post, he asked his followers to choose among the photos taken in 2018, 2023, and 2024 and tell him when his peak moment was. The poll received nearly 44,000 votes as of this writing, and the majority preferred his look in 2018. Over 51 percent voted for 2018, 9.3 percent for 2023, and 39.9 percent preferred his current look.

He seemed unpleased with the results, with many preferring his appearance six years ago. In another post, he shared the same photos and looked ahead to the future with an empty spot to predict what he might look like in 2049.

Since the change in his facial appearance is prominent, one asked if he had plastic surgery. Johnson responded and clarified that he didn't go under the knife.

"No plastic surgery," he replied.

Johnson, 46, spends millions to achieve the image of an 18-year-old. According to him in a previous post, he got very skinny in the first year of Blueprint, his experiment to reverse aging, and lost a lot of facial volume.

Aside from changing the shape of his face, he claimed that he beat balding. Although he should have been bald genetically, his experiment project allowed him to keep his hair and prevent it from going gray.

Tell me when I peaked
— Bryan Johnson /dd (@bryan_johnson) April 10, 2024

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Johnson Discontinued Blood Plasma Exchange

Johnson sold his business, Braintree Venmo, to PayPal for $800 million nearly a decade ago. He enlisted his son Talmage, 18, and 70-year-old dad for the world's first multi-generational plasma exchange.

However, in July 2023, he announced that he decided to discontinue the expensive therapy because it wasn't practical. Following a month-long, 1-liter youthful plasma exchange with his son, they assessed his biomarkers by imaging, devices, and biofluids.

According to him, "no benefits detected." However, he did add that young plasma exchange might help younger people with diseases or biologically older populations. Unfortunately, in his case, there was no advantage.

Johnson asserted that young plasma fractions or different methods of plasma exchange were promising. At the time, the family was still awaiting word on the results of his dad's procedure.

In a comment on Johnson's post, Sirish, a Wellness Director at Next Health who is committed to sharing his ideas about nutrition, health, mental optimization, and longevity, asked whether Johnson had already given total plasma exchange-a procedure that involves exchanging plasma without the need for human plasma-any thought.

Sirish added that they did it, and after using protein and saline, they observed an improvement in biomarkers. He continued that no credible research has demonstrated the long-term health benefits of plasma exchange with another person.