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September 14, 2018 – Clients of an Albuquerque spa who received a "vampire face" were warned that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and HIV. Hepatitis C from the human blood used in this controversial procedure.
In a vampire face – popularized by Kim Kardashian and other celebrities – the blood of a patient is taken and then reinjected into the face with the help of micro-needles.
But the New Mexico Department of Health says that an inspection at Albuquerque's VIP spa has detected practices likely to spread HIV or hepatitis B and C, CBS News reported. .
"We did the inspection because a VIP spa client developed an infection that could result from an intervention performed at the spa," CBS epidemiologist Michael Landen told the CBS.
His agency insists that anyone who has received a vampire facial treatment at the spa should be tested as soon as possible, especially if the procedure took place in May or June. The tests would be free and confidential, they added.
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