Tiny doctor fish clean the skin of a Japanese woman's hands for aesthetic benefits at a spa in Tokyo's upscale Ginza shopping district, Japan 10 April 2008. Doctor fish is the popular name for two species of fish: Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, that originate in outdoor pools of some Turkish spas, where they feed on the skin of patients with psoriasis. The fish consume the affected and dead areas of the skin, leaving the healthy skin to grow, thus bringing beneficial effects. Doctor fish have become a global franchise chain, recently popular in Japan. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN
Tiny doctor fish clean the skin of a Japanese woman's hand for aesthetic benefits at a spa in Tokyo's upscale Ginza shopping district, Japan 10 April 2008. Doctor fish is the popular name for two species of fish: Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, that originate in outdoor pools of some Turkish spas, where they feed on the skin of patients with psoriasis. The fish consume the affected and dead areas of the skin, leaving the healthy skin to grow, thus bringing beneficial effects. Doctor fish have become a global franchise chain, recently popular in Japan. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN
Tiny doctor fish clean the skin of a Japanese woman's hand for aesthetic benefits at a spa in Tokyo's upscale Ginza shopping district, Japan 10 April 2008. Doctor fish is the popular name for two species of fish: Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, that originate in outdoor pools of some Turkish spas, where they feed on the skin of patients with psoriasis. The fish consume the affected and dead areas of the skin, leaving the healthy skin to grow, thus bringing beneficial effects. Doctor fish have become a global franchise chain, recently popular in Japan. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN
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