Spa clients who sought vampire facials contracted HIV, raising concerns over the safety of cosmetic injections.
Investigations revealed that the spa was unlicensed and failed infection control, leading to an HIV cluster.
The spa has since closed, but it was later revealed that the owner had been operating without appropriate licenses at multiple locations, in addition to the absence of an appointment scheduling system to store their clients’ contact information.
The other patient received a confirmed HIV diagnosis after hospitalization with an AIDS-defining illness in fall 2021. Moreover, unlabeled tubes of blood and medical injectables were stored in a kitchen refrigerator along with food.
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