New Mexico 'Vampire Facial' Spa Linked to HIV Cases, Customers Urged to Get Tested
suggesting that platelet-rich blood can provide any extra skincare benefits. But the procedure itself should be normally low
risk, since the blood is supposed to be sourced from the same person undergoing the facial. However, ithere is the possibility of cross-contamination. And that appears to be exactly what happened at the VIP Beauty Salon and Spa. About five years ago, the New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Barbers and Cosmetologists Board conducted an investigation into the spa, identifying practices there that could have spread bloodborne infections like HIV. The spa permanently closed in September 2018 as a result. More than 100 former customers were tested for these infections over the next two years, with two cases of HIV potentially tied to the spa discovered in 2019.
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