The report warned that Botox injections and “vampire facials” had left some women unwell. infected A man contracted HIV due to unsanitary conditions at a spa in New Mexico.
“This study is the first to link HIV infection to nonsterile cosmetic injection services,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said in a statement.
Three women who underwent new cosmetic surgery have tested positive for HIV. The report found that they were infected despite having no other HIV risk factors and determined that the surgery was the cause.
In a vampire facial, blood is drawn from the client’s arm, platelets are extracted from the blood and injected into the patient with a microneedle. This process is aimed at rejuvenating the skin and getting rid of acne and wrinkles.
Up to 59 customers may have contracted HIV from facials and Botox injections at an unlicensed Albuquerque business that didn’t have proper safety precautions, according to a CDC report.
Although the clinic was not named in the report, KRQE-TV reported that VIP Spa owner Maria Ramos de Luis pleaded guilty in 2022 to multiple felonies for operating without a license and was sentenced to three years in prison. It was reported that he was sentenced to one and a half years. The New Mexico Department of Health also closed the spa in 2018 after discovering unlabeled blood tubes on the kitchen counter and injectables stored next to food in the kitchen refrigerator.
De Luis is currently incarcerated at Springer Correctional Center.
In addition to the three HIV-positive people, two other infected people have also been linked to the clinic through “direct or indirect connections with services provided at VIP Spa,” according to a ministry spokesperson. It is said that
New HIV infections associated with clinics prompted The department has instructed past customers to get tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, even if they have previously tested negative.
Dr Laura Parajohn, Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Health, said: “It is very important to spread the word and call on people who have received any type of injection related to the services provided at VIP Spas to come in for free and confidential testing. ” he said.
The CDC warns people not to undergo treatment or surgery at unlicensed spa facilities.
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