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CLIENTS WHO RECEIVED ‘VAMPIRE FACIAL’ AT SPA ARE URGED TO BE TESTED FOR HIV

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WEBVTT TESTED FOR HIV OR HEPATITIS B OR C. >> THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS
THAT BECAUSE THE OWNER HADN’T HAD A BUSINESS LICENSE -- SINCE 2013, SHE WENT
UNNOTICED. THE STATE LICENSING DEPARTMENT SAID THEY HAD BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON
THE SPOT AND RELEASE BETWEEN 2011 AND 2013, UNTIL SHE FELT SOON SHE FAILS TO
RENEW HER BUSINESS LICENSE. >> WE USE IT AS A MONETARY MECHANISM, NOT ONLY FOR
LICENSING PURPOSES BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT ACTIVATES OUR INSPECTION PROGRAM.
REPORTER: DURING THAT TIME, THE COSMETOLOGIST WAS DOING THINGS LIKE HAIR AND
MAKEUP, BUT THEN EXPANDED TO MORE SERIOUS PROCEDURES. >> YOU CHANGE THE SCOPE
WHEN YOU GET INTO THE DEEPER LAYERS OF THE SKIN AND THEN YOU BEGIN TO ACTUALLY
ACTIVATE OTHER REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIALLY OF BLOOD PATHOGENS AND
OTHER THINGS REPORTER: THAT PROCEDURE, THE VAMPIRE FACIAL. IT USES THE CLIENT’S
OWN BLOOD AND THEN IT’S RE-INSERTED WITH MICRO-NEEDLING TO GIVE A PERSON A
YOUTHFUL LOOK. DOCTOR DEAN BAIR IS LICENSED TO PERFORM BLOOD FACIALS AND SAYS IT
NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. >> ANY SORT OF CROSS
CONTAMINATION WITH SOMEONE ELSE’S BLOOD PRESENTS THE RISK OF THINGS LIKE
HEPATITIS, HIV. REPORTER: RUIZ GRADUATED FROM LAS CRUCES BEAUTY COLLEGE WITH HER
COSMETOLOGY DEGREE WAS NOT AND WAS NOT CERTIFIED TO DO THE FACIAL. STATE HEALTH
OFFICIALS SAY ITS WHY IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE BUSINESS DOWN EARLIER THIS WEEK.
RUIZ STILL HAS HER COSMETOLOGY LICENSE, SO SHE COULD WORK SOMEPLACE ELSE, BUT
OFFICIALS SAY FUTURE EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE STAGE CAN SEE HER HISTORY OF PAYCHECK
OR RECORD. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING RUIZ, IF THE D.A.
FINDS SHE WAS PRACTICING ILLEGALLY, SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL
MISDEMEANOR. FOR TARGET 7, KAY DIMANCHE, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. DOUG: IN ORDER TO
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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.Ruiz said she is cooperating with state health officials and
encourages any clients who are concerned to take advantage of the free testing.
"I want everybody to be sure, everybody to be happy and to know they don't have
anything," Ruiz said.The health department is offering free testing and
counseling for concerned clients at the Midtown Public Health Office, located on
2400 Wellesley Ave. NE in Albuquerque. Several clients have come to the clinic
for the free testing, according to Landen. The office is open this week through
Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 505-670-8615.What
is a vampire facial?A vampire facial is when a small amount of a client's blood
is drawn and then spun to extract its plasma. That plasma is then injected into
the face with a needle.The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department said
the owner of VIP Spa did not have a licensed professional to draw blood. Only a
medical professional can do that.

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.

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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.

Ruiz said she is cooperating with state health officials and encourages any
clients who are concerned to take advantage of the free testing.

"I want everybody to be sure, everybody to be happy and to know they don't have
anything," Ruiz said.

The health department is offering free testing and counseling for concerned
clients at the Midtown Public Health Office, located on 2400 Wellesley Ave. NE
in Albuquerque.

Several clients have come to the clinic for the free testing, according to
Landen.

The office is open this week through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For
more information, call 505-670-8615.

What is a vampire facial?

A vampire facial is when a small amount of a client's blood is drawn and then
spun to extract its plasma. That plasma is then injected into the face with a
needle.

The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department said the owner of VIP Spa did
not have a licensed professional to draw blood.

Only a medical professional can do that.

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