Current Events > CDC says 3 women diagnosed with disease after receiving 'vampire facial'

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Three women who were diagnosed with HIV 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, federal health officials said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its Morbidity and Mortality Report last week that an investigation into the clinic from 2018 through 2023 showed it apparently reused disposable equipment intended for one-time use.
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.

HIV is bad and all, but with the title I thought we had some new disease to worry about.

Vampire facial? Any relation to the vampire breast lift seen in sketchy online ads?

what the hell is a vampire facial

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.

Tattoos also require needles.

Really, this kind of thing should be in the topic post. Don't make users for search for the thing we came into the topic for.

I had to edit it. GFAQs doesn't like HIV in titles.

Really, this kind of thing should be in the topic post. Don't make users for search for the thing we came into the topic for.

Long way to go for that pun