
Wow, this is taking it to a whole other level.
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far...the fish, which are called garra rufa but typically known as doctor fish... were first used in Turkey and have become popular in some Asian countries.Garra Rafu - also known as nibble fish, kangal fish, and doctorfishen according to Wikipedia and get this
They live and breed in the outdoor pools of some Turkish spas, where they feed on the skin of patients with psoriasis. The fish are like combfishes in that they only consume the affected and dead areas of the skin, leaving the healthy skin to growWow.
Wikipedia also noted that
For treatment of skin diseases, aquarium specimens are not well suited as the skin-feeding behavior fully manifests only under conditions where the food supply is somewhat scarce and unpredictable.You learn something shocking everyday.
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