An electron microscope image of human T cells attacked by HIV./AP Yonhap News
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that three women who received PRP (automatic platelet-rich plasma) injections, known as ‘vampire cosmetic surgery’, at an unlicensed plastic surgery clinic in New Mexico, USA, were infected with came the report of the HIV virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
According to AP on the 29th (local time), the CDC released the results of a survey of problem beauty salons between 2018 and 2023 through the recently released ‘Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report’.
According to the report, the New Mexico Department of Health has been investigating the clinic since the summer of 2018, when it received a report that a woman in her 40s with no other reasons for the infection had been infected with HIV after receiving cosmetic procedures at a center unlicensed. organization.
As a result, a total of 5 cases of HIV infection were confirmed Except for 2 people who had previously been HIV positive, all the other 3 people are said to have been infected with HIV while receiving PRP treatment at the business in question .
This business was found to have reused disposable syringes several times.
In the world of cosmetic surgery, various injections such as Botox to get rid of wrinkles or fillers to plump lips are commonly used, and needles are also used for tattoos.
The controversial ‘vampire cosmetic surgery’ is also a procedure that uses fine needles to inject plasma made from your own blood into the face to regenerate the skin CDC reports that it could infection may have occurred as needles were recycled during this process. There are.
The CDC said, “It is a known fact that unsterilized syringes are a route of HIV infection, but this is the first reported case of HIV being transmitted through contaminated blood during a cosmetic injection service.”
The business eventually closed in the fall of 2018 after an investigation began, and the owner was indicted on charges of practicing medicine without a license.
The CDC report said the case shows how important infection prevention is in businesses that provide needle-based cosmetic procedures. He also said that the investigation was delayed because the business in question was not preparing medical records for patients properly, adding that businesses should keep thorough records in case of an emergency.
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