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priscilla 1Doctor Fish
August 29th 2011 03:14
Doctor fish is the name given to two species of fish: Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus. Other nicknames include nibble fish, kangal fish and physio fish; in non-medical contexts, Garra rufa is called the reddish log sucker. 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 grow, with the outdoor location of the treatment bringing beneficial effects. The spas are not meant as a curative treatment option, only as a temporary alleviation of symptoms, and patients usually revisit the spas every few months.
In 2008, the first widely known doctor fish pedicure service was opened in the United States. Other countries are following suit.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Doctor Fish.
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