Federal investigators claimed Thursday that three Albuquerque women were infected with H.I.V. during cosmetic “vampire facial” operations at an unregulated spa.
They said it was the first reported H.I.V. transmission through cosmetic injections.
Platelet-rich plasma microneedling at the spa was performed on four of five persons with comparable H.I.V. strains. The fifth man slept with a woman.
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diagnosis in a consumer who claimed having no behavioral risk factors led to a public health investigation when the lady said she had received a cosmetic treatment requiring needles, called a platelet-rich plasma microneedling facial.
A spa check uncovered unlabeled blood tubes on a kitchen counter, another in a refrigerator containing food, and unwrapped syringes in drawers and trash cans.
CDC said that the facility appeared to be reprocessing single-use disposable equipment.
Heath officials announced earlier this month that they are examining a number of ailments linked to counterfeit or incorrectly injected Botox containing high levels of the botulinum toxin, which smooths wrinkles in modest doses.
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