The increasing demand for cosmetic procedures like Botox injections, dermal fillers and fat-dissolving treatments at popular medical spas has raised growing alarm about risky care from unlicensed providers, Axios health care editor Tina Reed writes. Why it matters: A patchwork of state rules governing these facilities are often poorly enforced, leaving consumers more vulnerable to infection and potentially disfiguring and even life-threatening consequences, experts say. At the link in our bio, Tina Reed details some of these consequences — from women contracting HIV after “vampire facials” to counterfeit Botox tied to hospitalizations. 🎨 Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios