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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Health
Madeleine Aggeler

People are getting salmon sperm injected into their faces. Why?

a blue-gloved hand holds a microneedling pen against a woman's face for a facial treatment
Microneedling is an essential part of the salmon sperm facial experience. Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian

Life can be so disorienting. One minute you’re minding your own business and the next thing you know, someone says the words “salmon sperm facial”. Jarring, to say the least.

This is what happened to me recently, which is why I’m now doing it to you. Sorry. I heard about salmon sperm facials because reality star and nipple bra purveyor Kim Kardashian recently talked about getting one. Earlier this year, on her show The Kardashians, she told her mom, Kris Jenner: “I got a salmon sperm facial.” Then, to clarify: “With salmon sperm injected into my face.”

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