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
#2> "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 Paltrow and Kim Kardashian.
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#4Who knew that there might be risks from injecting pieces of other people's bodies into your own?
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#5Who knew that there might be risks from injecting pieces of other people's bodies into your own?
It's (supposed to be) their own, not someone else's.
The place was reusing needles and whatnot.
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#6Who knew that there might be risks from injecting pieces of other people's bodies into your own?
Well, it's supposed to be injecting bits of your own body. But when the place doesn't even own an autoclave and reuses disposable equipment, I suppose you get what you pay for.
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I wish I could print out this headline on business cards and just hand one to whomever states "what has government/regulation ever done for us!?!?"
EDIT: changed "perhaps" to "I wish".
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#9Who knew that there might be risks from injecting pieces of other people's bodies into your own?
Well, it's supposed to be injecting bits of your own body. But when the place doesn't even own an autoclave and reuses disposable equipment, I suppose you get what you pay for.
Oh, that makes much more sense, I misunderstood the description of the procedure.
Edit: But it still sounds like an insane thing to do.
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#10The 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.