Three women likely contracted HIV after receiving so-called “vampire facials” at unlicensed spas in New Mexico, according to a new report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The shocking discovery makes these cases the first known cases of the virus being transmitted during non-sterile cosmetic injection procedures, according to the CDC.
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, a “vampire facial” is a procedure in which blood is drawn from the arm, placed in a machine that “separates platelets from the rest of the blood,” and then “reinfused with blood.” You (only the part of your blood that contains a high concentration of platelets). ”
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Several women may have contracted HIV after receiving so-called “vampire facials” at unlicensed spas in New Mexico, according to a new CDC report. (St. Petersburg)
This procedure is also known as “platelet-rich plasma” and is considered an affordable and less invasive option than undergoing a facelift.
Kim Kardashian is among those who have received treatment. She posted an image of her bloody face after undergoing surgery in 2013, but she has since spoken out against the surgery.
According to a CDC investigation, 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 his current sexual partner, and his HIV test results were negative after the patient’s diagnosis. However, a patient reported needle exposure during a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) microneedling procedure at Spa A in New Mexico in spring 2018.
Another person tested positive for the virus during a routine life insurance check in 2018, but the third person’s HIV infection was not discovered until last year when he was hospitalized with an “AIDS-defining illness.”
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VIP Beauty Salon & Spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Google Maps)
“This investigation identified an HIV cluster associated with the receipt of cosmetic injection services at unlicensed facilities that do not follow recommended infection prevention procedures and maintain customer records,” the CDC said.
The spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was linked to several new HIV cases last year, although the CDC report did not name the spa and referred to it as “Spa A.” The state health department contacted former customers: This means you are at risk of contracting HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
The spa, VIP Beauty Salon and Spa, was shut down after multiple state agencies “identified practices that could spread blood-borne infections, including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, to customers.” , closed in September 2018.
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In June 2022, Maria Ramos de Luis, owner of VIP Beauty Salon & Spa, pleaded guilty to five felony counts of practicing medicine without a license, according to KRQE. (New Mexico Department of Corrections)
In June 2022, the spa’s owner, Maria Ramos de Luis, pleaded guilty to five felony counts of practicing medicine without a license, according to KRQE. She was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
However, the source of the contamination remains unclear, the report said.
“Although the investigation team was not permitted to collect specimens from Spa A, the evidence from this investigation supports the possibility that HIV was transmitted through inadequate infection control practices.”
Fox News’ Adam Sabes contributed to this report.
