Customer Questions
The Following are a Few of the Questions Dr. Fish Spa Therapy Owners Get Asked Regularly
Q: Where do the Garra rufa Dr. Fish come from?
A: Garra rufa are indigenous to Turkish rivers and hot springs where they originated, but are bred in captivity around the world.
Q: Do the Garra rufa bite?
A: No they don’t and can’t bite, they don’t have any teeth. They suck, scrape and nibble the dead skin off your body, hands or feet.
Q: Is there any other places in the world where I can also have a Garra rufa Dr. Fish Spa Therapy treatment?
A: At the moment the Lanzerac Spa is the first to implement the procedure, where it was developed and designed in conjunction with a myriad of network partners from around the world. There is a global rollout plan to allow other spa’s/salons/skin clinic around the country and in Africa and other parts of the world the license to do so as well
Q: Are the Garra rufa being used in spas in other countries also?
A: Yes they are very popular in the Far East, in Europe, and the Americas. Dr. Fish Spa Therapy has a global model where the procedure and treatment regime is being introduced globally.
Q: Do Garra rufa help for certain skin diseases?
A: Yes they have been applied for the successful treatment of eczema and psoriasis and many other skin diseases and ailments for hundreds of years.
Q: Do they get other food, and not just dead skin?
A: Yes we do supplement their diet with other food. It is important for us to keep them healthy and happy.
Q: Is it hygienic to get a treatment by Garra rufa?
A: Yes, it is. there is a lot of hype regarding the treatments around the world and certain groups feel that the treatments are not hygienic. This is as a result of ignorance. The fish cannot transmit diseases. The water that the treatments are provided in is constantly replaced, so there is no chance for diseases to be transmitted through the water.
