New Mexico launches a criminal investigation into 'vampire facials'
June 16, 2019
Dangers of 'vampire facials' that left spa clients with HIV
New Mexico's attorney general has issued a health warning against 'vampire facials' after two clients of an Albuquerque spa contracted HIV.
State Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that he is officially launching a criminal investigation into the matter, he announced Thursday.
'Vampire facials' became trendy after Kim Kardashian shared a picture of herself after getting the purportedly anti-aging treatment on Instagram in 2017.
But the procedure - which involves drawing a person's blood, enhancing it, then re-injecting it into their face - is completely unregulated. MORE