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Multiple Women Get Infected With HIV After ’Vampire Facials’ – Report
Multiple Women Reportedly Get Infected With HIV After Controversial ’Vampire Facials’
If you are one of the unlucky women who received a “vampire facial” in the last year – you may want to get checked for HIV.
On Wednesday, the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announced that they had identified a client of VIP Spa with a recently diagnosed HIV case linked to a “vampire facial” the patient received in 2018.
This patient was not the first to be diagnosed with HIV following a procedure at VIP Spa — in 2019, two other patients contracted HIV after receiving vampire facials at the spa, Insider previously reported.
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The DOH’s investigation found that there were “additional HIV infections with direct or indirect connection with services provided at the VIP Spa,” according to a statement released by the agency.
“It’s very important that we spread the word and remind people who received any kind of injection-related to services provided at the VIP Spa to come in for free and confidential testing,” said Dr. Laura Parajon, deputy secretary for DOH, in the statement.
Vampire facials — also known as plasma-rich protein (PRP) facials — are a type cosmetic procedure that uses the patient’s own blood to reduce the appearance of facial lines and wrinkles, as well as fade sun damage.
During the procedure, a small amount of blood from the patient is collected, from which protein-rich plasma and platelets are separated. The mixture is then introduced back to the skin, either through microneedling — which involves many small punctures across the forehead and cheeks — or by injecting the blood into the skin like filler, a procedure known as a “vampire facelift.”
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