The unlicensed clinic in the US had apparently reused disposable equipment intended for one-time use.
after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles.
Although HIV transmission from contaminated blood through unsterile injection is a well-known risk, the report said this is the first documentation of probable infections involving cosmetic services.Vampire facials involve extracting blood, separating the plasma from it, and injecting the plasma back into the skin with a microneedle.
A “vampire facial,” or platelet-rich plasma microneedling procedure, involves drawing a client's own blood, separating its components, then using tiny needles to inject plasma into the face to rejuvenate the skin.The procedure grew in popularity after Kim Kardashian had the treatment during a 2013 episode of Kourtney & Kim Take Miami.
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