The silver lining is that they are lucky to have contracted HIV rather than some of the nastier stuff. There are plenty of worse reality checks.
How manageable is HIV these days?
Three women contract HIV from dirty "vampire facials" at unlicensed spa
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Re: Three women contract HIV from dirty "vampire facials" at unlicensed spa
#22Just a meta-observation on the discourse here. I'm _shocked_ that the discourse on ArsTechnica for this story seems civilized while here on HN it's all (so far) snark.
HN's audience is often pretty petty and biting towards out groups, and tends towards a certain political axis ime (often a sort of progressive individualism) that can be pretty snarky towards people who, in their eyes, "should have known better".
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#23Just a meta-observation on the discourse here. I'm _shocked_ that the discourse on ArsTechnica for this story seems civilized while here on HN it's all (so far) snark.
Not sure if this is part of what you’re observing, but on ArsTechnica, ther article is presented by default, and you have to click to get to the comments.
On HN, the comments are presented by default, and you have to click to get to the article.
Re: Three women contract HIV from dirty "vampire facials" at unlicensed spa
#24Notice how it's never men doing stupidly risky stuff to try to look young and beautiful.
The societal pressure on women to look young and beautiful is ridiculous. And influential women actively promoting such garbage is part of the problem.
Men get former Mr. Universe's modeling "eat right and exercise." (Arnold in case you aren't getting the reference.) Women get this kind of crap.
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#25Who knew that there might be risks from injecting pieces of other people's bodies into your own?
> injecting pieces of other people's bodies
I've had this done. They draw your own blood and run it through a centrifuge to extract the plasma. there is NO reason the people getting this should have had to worry if not for the complete and other negligence and callousness of th clinic.
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#26Notice how it's never men doing stupidly risky stuff to try to look young and beautiful. The societal pressure on women to look young and beautiful is ridiculous. And influential women actively promoting such garbage is part of the problem. Men get former Mr. Universe's modeling "eat right and exercise." (Arnold in case you aren't getting the reference.) Women get this kind of crap.
Oh, we do our share of dumb shit too. Ever heard of synthol or jelqing?
Re: Three women contract HIV from dirty "vampire facials" at unlicensed spa
#27> "Vampire facial" is the common name for a platelet-rich plasma microneedling procedure. In this treatment, a patient's blood is drawn, spun down to separate out plasma from blood cells, and the platelet-rich plasma is then injected into the face with microneedles. It's claimed—with little evidence—that it can rejuvenate and improve the look of skin, and got notable promotions from celebrities, including Gwyneth Pal…
The absolutely insane shit people will do in the quest for beauty...
Re: Three women contract HIV from dirty "vampire facials" at unlicensed spa
#28Notice how it's never men doing stupidly risky stuff to try to look young and beautiful. The societal pressure on women to look young and beautiful is ridiculous. And influential women actively promoting such garbage is part of the problem. Men get former Mr. Universe's modeling "eat right and exercise." (Arnold in case you aren't getting the reference.) Women get this kind of crap.
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Re: Three women contract HIV from dirty "vampire facials" at unlicensed spa
#29Notice how it's never men doing stupidly risky stuff to try to look young and beautiful. The societal pressure on women to look young and beautiful is ridiculous. And influential women actively promoting such garbage is part of the problem. Men get former Mr. Universe's modeling "eat right and exercise." (Arnold in case you aren't getting the reference.) Women get this kind of crap.
I've had it done. its normally not a risk because no reputable clinic is going to reuse needles between patients.
Re: Three women contract HIV from dirty "vampire facials" at unlicensed spa
#30Notice how it's never men doing stupidly risky stuff to try to look young and beautiful. The societal pressure on women to look young and beautiful is ridiculous. And influential women actively promoting such garbage is part of the problem. Men get former Mr. Universe's modeling "eat right and exercise." (Arnold in case you aren't getting the reference.) Women get this kind of crap.
Oh, we do our share of dumb shit too. Ever heard of synthol or jelqing?
No, never heard of them. And didn't claim you don't.
But it's not this shit in the name of youth and beauty.