Doctor Fish Spa in Japan
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well, i was listening to BBC World Service and seems that the Doctor Fish spa in Japan is a hit..
for those who do not know what Doctor Fish are, they're fish that eat the diseased and other infected areas of the skin... mostly dead skin..
in an article here => Besonline
they report on the use of these fish in a spa where the patrons drip their feet into tanks of the fish and the fish eat up the dead and other messed up skin, leaving the feet cleaned of dead skin.. sort of like a fishy exfoliant
this has been done in Turkey and other places for ages where the fish occur naturally in some springs..
if such a spa opens in Singapore, would you go? -
Price wise and definitely not the first few.Originally posted by the Bear:well, i was listening to BBC World Service and seems that the Doctor Fish spa in Japan is a hit..
for those who do not know what Doctor Fish are, they're fish that eat the diseased and other infected areas of the skin... mostly dead skin..
in an article here => Besonline
they report on the use of these fish in a spa where the patrons drip their feet into tanks of the fish and the fish eat up the dead and other messed up skin, leaving the feet cleaned of dead skin.. sort of like a fishy exfoliant
this has been done in Turkey and other places for ages where the fish occur naturally in some springs..
if such a spa opens in Singapore, would you go?
scarley the import the wrong kind of fish, import piaranas than jialat -
piranha are not as scary as their reputation..
clicky here => piranha less deadly than feared - BBC
Originally posted by kenn3th:Price wise and definitely not the first few. scarley the import the wrong kind of fish, import piaranas than jialat -
noOriginally posted by the Bear:if such a spa opens in Singapore, would you go?
i think it's gross -
ohOriginally posted by the Bear:
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Cant we like...do a scrub instead ?
I no rikes the idea of other animals feeding on me -
i'd not mind.. but i heard it's ticklish...
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There are places where you can take out your regulator underwater and let the fish and shrimps clean your teeth.
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i wonder wad wld the ppl in the bar here do..
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there was some sort like this at Bugis a month ago..$5 for 5 minutes..proceeds to charities..
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I thought its available in Singapore? If i can rmr well my cousin mentioned he did it with his friend in sentosa or something like that... I wuld definitely try it one day...
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Just some promotion gimmick.We also have tea & coffee (of many flavor)spa.If open spa in Singapore must start with durian ice kacang spa then only people would comeOriginally posted by the Bear:well, i was listening to BBC World Service and seems that the Doctor Fish spa in Japan is a hit..
for those who do not know what Doctor Fish are, they're fish that eat the diseased and other infected areas of the skin... mostly dead skin..
in an article here => Besonline
they report on the use of these fish in a spa where the patrons drip their feet into tanks of the fish and the fish eat up the dead and other messed up skin, leaving the feet cleaned of dead skin.. sort of like a fishy exfoliant
this has been done in Turkey and other places for ages where the fish occur naturally in some springs..
if such a spa opens in Singapore, would you go?
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it's been going on in Turkey for thousands of yearsOriginally posted by Short Ninja:Just some promotion gimmick.We also have tea & coffee (of many flavor)spa.If open spa in Singapore must start with durian ice kacang spa then only people would come
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I posted this many many months ago
I think they have a spa at Sentosa too
http://www.underwaterworld.com.sg/pdf/media%20releases/mr_rays_spa_jew.pdf
First paragraph -
i dont mind, but i scared ticklish
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sentosa one how much arhx? what's the charges like?
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wanna go and get your feet exfoliated?Originally posted by elindra:I posted this many many months ago
I think they have a spa at Sentosa too
http://www.underwaterworld.com.sg/pdf/media%20releases/mr_rays_spa_jew.pdf
First paragraph -
That should be fun.
Who has the details for the Sentosa wan? -
Talk about ticklish.
I have this really dark piece of keliods on my left knee.
Was just recently feeding my neice her dinner and I was seated on the floor with her.
While I was looking up and talking to my sister.
Little gal decided that the black mark on my knee must be some dirt which she then try to scrape off with her nails.
Imagine my shouts of laughters when that happens.
Its was ultra ticklish and scarish at the same time....And that leg was stretched up straight on the ground when that happens....I nearly hat to jerked myslef upright. -
http://clovetwo.com/articles/story.asp?file=/2007/5/12/travelnleisure/17668974&sec=travelnleisureOriginally posted by aljudvin:sentosa one how much arhx? what's the charges like?
According to the article:
SingaporeÂ’s Underwater World charges S$35 for 20 minutes in the fish pool and 20 minutes of reflexology. For another S$10, you get 10 minutes of head and shoulder massage.
For more information, contact the Underwater World Singapore at 80, Siloso Road, Sentosa Island, Tel: +65 6279 9229. It is open daily from 10am -7pm. -
i dun mind trying it.
but i think the fish will not be able to eat through the callous skin under my foot. -
sounds really cool.... who wanna go try?!
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next time you're in thailand, make a day trip to erawan national park ..... there are fish there at the water falls that does the same thing .... and they are MUCH bigger .... big enough to take a whole big toe into their mouths ... not like the little minnows in the pics ....Originally posted by kopiosatu:i dun mind trying it.
but i think the fish will not be able to eat through the callous skin under my foot. -
look fatum.. i want to lose some dead skin, not lose a few toes
and looks like we've got things to do when we go to sentosa next -
more like bite your toe off than eat the dead skinOriginally posted by Fatum:next time you're in thailand, make a day trip to erawan national park ..... there are fish there at the water falls that does the same thing .... and they are MUCH bigger .... big enough to take a whole big toe into their mouths ... not like the little minnows in the pics ....