The CDC announced that three women who received 'vampire facial' treatment at an unlicensed medical spa in New Mexico and were afterward diagnosed with HIV are believed to be the first documented cases of people acquiring the virus through a cosmetic procedure that uses needles.
This article warns about the risk of contracting HIV from "vampire facials," a cosmetic procedure that uses microneedling with platelet-rich plasma. The CDC believes this is the first documented case of HIV transmission through this procedure. The investigation traced HIV diagnoses in four women and a partner to a spa that may have reused needles during facials. The article explains what vampire facials are and the dangers of unsterile injection practices.