Time magazine recently published an article on the top ten alternative Spa Treatments and yes you guessed it Garra Rufa Dr. Fish Spa Therapy was in there. You can read the article online here – Time Magazine
A poll conducted on the US MSNBC site concluded that almost 70% of 10,000 people polled liked the idea of a fish pedicure over 30% who thought it sounded like torture. Vote and see the results here
Several states have banned the use of Dr. Fish as a pedicure therapy in the United States. Many believe this is an unfair reactionary step and stems from the adherence to strict pedicure guidelines that all utensils used in a treatment have to be sterilized by heat afterward. Of course sterilization of the fish would result in death.
The Goldwater institute of Arizona has taken a case on behalf of a local Dr. Fish practitioner against the State cosmetology board to reverse the banning. The following is an article from Yumasun on the topic, If foot nibblers aren’t a health risk let them be and another article from Nails magazine Dr. Fish Bits Back.
