2 spa clients offering vampire facials diagnosed with HIV

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –

HIV has been diagnosed in two former clients of a neo-Mexican spa offering vampire facials, health officials said Monday.

NMDOH continues to offer free medical tests to former VIP spa clients in Albuquerque
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According to the New Mexico Department of Health, both clients "have undergone injection-related procedures" at VIP Spa, now closed, in Albuquerque between May and September of the year. last.

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Tests revealed that clients had recently been infected with the same strain of the virus, "thus increasing the likelihood that both HIV infections result from a procedure at the VIP Spa," the press release said.

The spa, which closed in September after a medical inspection, offered "vampire facials", in which plasma is extracted from the client's blood and injected into the client's face, KRQE-TV reported.

The treatment gained popularity in 2013 when reality TV star Kim Kardashian posted an article about her on Instagram.

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The state health department offers free HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C tests to former spa customers. Up to now, more than 100 customers have been tested, officials said.

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