'Vampire Facial' br Spa Shuttered After br Blood-Borne Infection Fears The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) shut down the VIP Spa in Albuquerque. The NMDH conducted an inspection of the spa after a customer developed an infection possibly related to a treatment. The NMDOH advised br anyone who had br received injection-br based treatments — Vampire facials have been popularized by celebrities, including Kim Kardashian. The non-surgical br procedure involves a br blood draw and separationbr of plasma in a centrifuge. The patient's face is prepared by either a minimally invasive microneedling or microabrasion procedure, after which the plasma is slathered across the face. Investigators' main concern is br the manner in which the spa handled br the needles used to draw blood. According to br the NMDOH, br VIP Spa is not even br licensed to draw blood.