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Hemodialysis is a treatment to filter wastes and water from your blood, as your kidneys did when they were healthy. Hemodialysis helps control blood pressure[1] and balance important minerals, such as potassium[2], sodium[3], and calcium[4], in your blood.

Hemodialysis can help you feel better and live longer, but it’s not a cure for kidney failure.

During hemodialysis, your blood goes through a filter, called a dialyzer[5], outside your body. A dialyzer is sometimes called an “artificial kidney.”

At the start of a hemodialysis treatment, a dialysis nurse or technician places two needles into your arm. You may prefer to put in your own needles after you’re trained by your health care team. A numbing cream or spray can be used if placing the needles bothers you. Each needle is attached to a sof...