The New Mexico Department of Health hasbeen investigatinga cluster of HIV case associated with the panjandrum Spa in Albuquerque in 2018 .
" Despite all-inclusive outreach and examination of over 100 VIP Spa clients during the initial investigating in 2018 , a former VIP Spa client recently test positive for HIV , " thedepartmentwrote in a press release in late June . " The individual had not previously been examine which raises concerns that there may be others who have not yet been diagnose . "
“ It ’s very authoritative that we circulate the word and remind people who received any kind of injection - associate to services provided at the VIP resort hotel to add up in for free and secret testing , ” Dr Laura Parajon , deputy writing table for the section said in apress release .
Vampire facials , sometimes referred to as a " rake facial " or a " vampire cosmetic surgery " , involve ingest a someone ’s blood from their arm . This is then separated in acentrifuge(i.e . it is spin around in a variety of medical salad spinster ) to get at your platelets , which are then inject into the tegument using asyringeor a microneedling machine .
Practitioners take that the procedure can reduce wrinkles and crease , as well as improve your skin and make it appear younger . There islittle evidencein favour of the treatment , though a smallstudydid ascertain melioration in patient hide when compare it to shot of unfertile saline in the same patients .
While the mental process itself is n’t peculiarly grievous , health risks come from how clean those needle are , and how the blood is handled .
" It ’s essential that the line of descent remove from your torso be kept sterile . Otherwise , you could develop an infection , " the American Academy of Dermatology Association ( AADA ) write on their internet site .
" For your safe , the facility should also watch over the same process that transfusion centers use to ensure that your own bloodline is injected back into you . If you receive someone else ’s blood by error , you could become very sick . "
Anyone who received injections at the VIP Spa in Albuquerque is urged to attend free examination , the details of which are available on theNew Mexico Department of Healthwebsite .
