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- DeskFlyer, on 10/10/2007, -5/+111IM IN UR SPA EATIN UR STRATUM CORNEUM
- mrgeekguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+68The first spa used piranha. Didn't work out so good.
- JormiBoced, on 10/10/2007, -2/+42I got this treatment for free when I went to the beach.
- g30ff, on 10/10/2007, -0/+38LOL. Dude, I was expecting to see comments about the hot chick, but that is about the most repulsive imagery I've ever seen used here on Digg. Good work.
- Sauwan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+37I'll stick with pumice.
(Ok, I lied, I don't exfoliate) - stklaw, on 10/10/2007, -0/+22Just in case the swarm reminds people of leeches.
The fish looks like this:
http://www.luskiewnik.gower.pl/garra3.jpg - slearwig, on 10/10/2007, -1/+21Yes, but why is the exfoiliated area in the picture so... ...pink and raw?
Are these fish really safe? - Kikkoman, on 10/10/2007, -2/+20wonder if those fishies are small enuf to go under the bikini.... oh the drama..
- Billistic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17Oh man, these things would have a buffet with me.
That's right, psoriasis. - wanni, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14I tried this fish therapy in Korea... it wasn't as scary as it looked but I was fighting to stay still because it was more of crazy itching then 'pleasant tingling'. The old Korean lady beside me was shooting dirty looks at me. :(
- TaylorSmythe, on 10/10/2007, -3/+17Although this is frickin weird, it's a good example of people in harmony with nature, which is what we should be moving towards.
It's mutually beneficial! - oscarj4l, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14thats one sick image. lol
- Idiot900, on 10/10/2007, -3/+15That is the first time I've ever laughed at a lolcat phrase.
In case anyone is wondering what the stratum corneum is:
http://www.nku.edu/~dempseyd/SKIN.htm - Gir53457, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11I shave off layers of my skin with a cheese grater and cover it with pickled jalapenos.
- reiner15, on 10/10/2007, -6/+16***** that.
Now if you send your woman to the spa she really will come back smelling like fish. - stillasleep00, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11Just don't forget your underwear...
- ozroy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Thank you complete stranger. Without your unreferenced wisdom I might of believed this.
Now without the sarcasm, seeing as you get fish living around thermal vents at around 60C I think this might just be possible. - aceallways, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9are they treating some sort of flesh disease?
- TripcodeMel, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Manly men use Lava Soap.
- armourer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10deal
- noisebleed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9I remember seeing something like this in Blue Planet, the ocean documentary. Big fish will hang out around coral reefs waiting for smaller fish to eat their dead skin, parasites, etc. This seems like a very clever way to capitalize on that instinct in the little fish.
That said, I still think it would be an unpleasantly weird sensation. We have hands and arms that allow us to do it ourselves. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Seriously though, that has to be some pretty nasty water. A public spa that isn't properly sanitized a couple of times a day can get some pretty nasty organisms living in it. Hot water + people sweating = a petri dish for micro organisms. People get sick all the time from poorly sanitized spas. Most mistake the symptons for food poisoning. Now I can't imagine this water could be sanitized at all since it would kill the fish.
- schrutefan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8Just make sure you seal off your various orifices. Otherwise, it's bestiality.
- chubbybubba, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8No joke... spas such as these have been used for years for cancer patients. The fish are able to decern cancer cells from healthy cells. And (I know it sounds nasty but its true) eat the bad cells away.
- theholycow, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9One day, God went to find Adam and Eve in the garden, but found that Adam was sitting by himself. "Where's Eve?" He asked.
"Well," said Adam, "She started to bleed. This happens every month or so."
"So where is she?" asked God.
"Well, she went down to the river to wash up." replied Adam.
"Damn," said God, "Now I'll never get the smell out of the fish." - joe573, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Skin diseases, maybe. HIV, definitely not.
- MikeWanDo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7HIV through skin? Didn't you ever listen to any of those presentations in health class?
- Volatile, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7This is really ***** strange but I guess both the person and the fish win in this one. Kudos to whoever thought this one up.
- elvenseven, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Hot?
- smackhero, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6do these fish do tattoo removal? or do i need sharks with friggin lasers on their heads for that?
- smurf88, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7If only I knew about this after my broken ankle healed... Ugh, it was like a second skin. But it was fun peeling it all off and then showing it to people.
- Gir53457, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Tattoos are under the second layer of skin that does not shed. No it wont work.
- Gir53457, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5I paid thousands to go to India for this to treat my Psoriasis when I was 14. It worked quite well.
- Gir53457, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5It looks like psoriasis. I had that done to me before. They do specifically go for the dead skin, they told me it was easier to get to. It did wonders to alleviate my breakout back then.
- afx1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5i take a pineapple and just rub it on my face.
- ctrlfreak13, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Where did you get the notion of drugs from??
- hydroplane, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5In communist China the Fish eat you!
- pharekyz, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4This isn't true. As temperature of water increases, less oxygen can be held in the water but there isn't a "zero" point. Look at the graph on this website: http://www.vcnet.com/koi_net/do.html
- lougoose, on 10/10/2007, -5/+9Fish shouldn't eat a dead part of me...I should eat a dead part of them.
- redfox2600, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4The girl in the first picture is hot.
- ChileanGoD, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Throw in a shark, that will take care of the dead cells in one bite.
- kellytubby, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3They could use UV, ionising and/or ozone sanitation. A lot of high-end fitness centres don't use chlorine any more (no red eyes).
You'd want to keep the ozone-laden water away from the fish until it dissipates though:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_pool_sanitation - smackhero, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3i guess i'll have to stick with the cheese grater then...
- oneoverzero, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5would it hurt for them to walk afterwards?
that dead skin protects your feet... - Gir53457, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Not the dead skin, but the hardened leather calluses on the bottom of your feet.
- Gir53457, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2The fish clean the water and it gets filtered out.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3This has been a popular treatment for psoriasis since the 1960s. Here are some sites that offer this treatment...
http://www.turkishtravel.com/tourarium/anatolia/sivas/
http://www.cumhuriyet.edu.tr/sivas/doctorfish/tez1e.html - LordSkywalker, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Only on the internet...
- Gir53457, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Dead skin that clings on for a long time. I have it too and this treatment worked.
Normal skin takes about 20-30 days for it to go from the bottom layer to the top and die off. ours takes only 3 and it clings instead of falling off. - pharekyz, on 10/10/2007, -3/+5In soviet russia, fish eats you!
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