Local dermatologist stresses safety when getting 'Vampire Facial'

During the procedure, the patient's humor volition beryllium drawn and the trial conduit volition past beryllium placed into a centrifuge.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno dermatologist is encouraging information erstwhile it comes to cosmetic procedures.

In April, the Centers for Disease Control reported that 3 women were diagnosed with HIV aft getting the alleged "vampire facial" astatine a New Mexico med-spa.

The Vampire Facial gained popularity among celebrities, and now, it's go 1 of the astir sought-after facial treatments.

"They travel successful saying the Vampire Facial oregon 'What did Kim K do?' There's ever things that are trending," said Dr. Rohini Shantharam.

The dermatologist added that it's not arsenic achy arsenic it looks.

"On the spectrum of antithetic things I bash successful the office, it's astir apt 1 of the astir easy tolerated procedures," she said.

Dr. Shantharam offers the Vampire Facial astatine Boswell Dermatology successful northwest Fresno, wherever she is the aesthetics director.

During the procedure, the patient's humor volition beryllium drawn and the trial conduit volition past beryllium placed into a centrifuge, wherever it volition extract Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP).

"We usage it arsenic a glide during a micro-needling procedure, which is simply a instrumentality that has tons of tiny small needles that present a small spot of wounded into the tegument to stimulate a healing effect to assistance remodel collagen, rejuvenating the tegument and helping to dainty acne scars," she explained.

According to Dr. Shantharam, determination are risks with this attraction if it's not done decently with sterile equipment.

"Some of this instrumentality is besides truly conscionable intended for one-time use," she shared. "So if the installation is attempting to re-sterilize thing that was intended to beryllium thrown distant aft the procedure, that tin past pb to terrible illness."

According to the CDC, 3 women were diagnosed with HIV aft getting the vampire facial astatine a installation -- they said -- was unlicensed and whitethorn person utilized soiled needles.

Dr. Shantharam encourages patients to get a consultation earlier a process to support them from immoderate different risks specified arsenic inflammation oregon irritation -- arsenic the eventual extremity is to heighten their skin.