Posted on 09/14/2018 8:06:14 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The state health department said it is not aware of any new blood-borne infections after the department announced the closure of an Albuquerque spa being investigated for concerning practices.
VIP Spa, located on 809 Tijeras Avenue in Albuquerque, is closed indefinitely.
The New Mexico Department of Health, along with the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department and the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists Board, inspected the spa on Friday after a client developed an unspecified infection that may have resulted from a procedure done there, according to a news release from the health department.
The health department is now urging any client who received a "vampire facial" or other injection-related procedure at the spa -- specifically, in May or June of this year -- to get tested for HIV and hepatitis B and C.
New Mexico Department of Health epidemiologist Dr. Michael Landen said that time frame is when the client's infection may have occurred.
Landen said one red flag upon inspecting the spa was the storage, handling and disposal of needles.
"That's concerning, because if needles aren't handled appropriately, you could potentially increase the risk of a blood-borne infection," Landen said.
The spa offered beauty treatments, including the vampire facial a procedure that extracts platelets from a client's own blood that is then injected into the face through micro-needling. The facial purportedly produces a more youthful-looking complexion.
The owner of VIP Spa told Action 7 News she uses only disposable needles.
"I open them in front of my clients every time they come," owner Luly Ruiz said.
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Some people are just plain stupid.
How IDIOTIC!!! Many Americans are brain dead.
How IDIOTIC!!! Many Americans are brain dead.
Utterly insane. What kind of crazed lunatic....
How about to inject blood (platlets)?
Personally, I always go for either the Werwolf Pedicure or the Mummy's Tanna Leaf Wrap.
Regards,
Should also be tested for mental illness.
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