3 women contracted HIV after getting 'vampire facials' at an unlicensed medical spa, federal authorities say

Apr 29 2024 by Business Insider

 
A doctor preparing a Botox injection at a walk-in salon in New York on July 17, 2007.

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Three women contracted HIV after getting "vampire facial" procedures at an unlicensed medical spa.The CDC said these were the first known cases of people getting the virus this way.An investigation found that the spa in New Mexico reused disposable electric desiccator tips.

Three women contracted HIV after getting "vampire facial" procedures at an unlicensed medical spa in New Mexico,...

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