3 women diagnosed with HIV after receiving vampire facial treatment

Three women had been diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report last week, marking the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through cosmetic services using needles.In the report, health officials disclosed that a probe into VIP Spa in Albuquerque from 2018 to 2023, had exposed some alarming practices. The spa is accused of reusing disposable items meant to be used just once, which has led to clients contracting HIV through treatments that involved…