‘Vampire Facials’ at Unlicensed Spa Likely Led to HIV Infections: CDC

Three women likely contracted HIV after receiving “vampire facials” at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

These shocking findings would make them the first known cases of virus transmission during a nonsterile cosmetic injection procedure, according to the CDC.

A “vampire facial,” according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association, is a procedure where blood is drawn from the arm, placed in a machine that “separates the platelets from the rest of your blood,” and then is “injected back into you ( only the part of your blood that contains a high concentration of platelets).

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The procedure is also known as “platelet-rich plasma” and is considered a more affordable and less invasive option than a facelift.

Kim Kardashian is one of those to have undergone the treatment. She posted an image of her bloodied face after undergoing the procedure in 2013, but has since spoken out against the procedure.

The CDC investigation indicates that a woman in her 40s tested positive for HIV while traveling abroad in 2018.

The patient reported no injection drug use, recent blood transfusions, or recent sexual contact with anyone other than her current sexual partner, who received a negative HIV test result after the patient’s diagnosis . However, the patient reported being exposed to needles during a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) microneedling procedure in spring 2018 at Spa A in New Mexico.

Another person tested positive for the virus during routine life insurance testing in 2018, while a third only found out she was HIV positive last year, when she was hospitalized for a “AIDS-defining illness”.

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“This investigation identified an HIV cluster associated with receipt of cosmetic injection services at an unlicensed facility that did not follow recommended infection control procedures or maintain client records,” the CDC states.

Although the CDC report did not name the spa, calling it “Spa A,” last year a spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was linked to several new cases of HIV and the Department of Health of New Mexico contacted his former clients stating there was a risk they might have contracted HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

The spa, VIP Beauty Salon and Spa, closed in September 2018 after a multi-state agency “identified practices that could spread blood-borne infections to guests, such as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

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