“Garra Rufa” Derma

Foot spa … skin spa … garra rufa …

The hot climate and burning pavement are killing the soles of my feet!  … the heels are left dry and dead (i mean, the skin). The soil are cracked, so are my heels …. worst, the dark powdery soil kept its mark.  Vanity isn’t in my vocabulary, but, plunging in a swimming pool or just raising up my foot (while watching a fave show) keep me noticed. 911!

As if the tube had known it, I chanced a regional morning show (yes, just today) about the wonders of this garra rufa fish for dead skin and skin disorders like psoriasis.  And I guess it’s worth a semi-serious (just yet) indulging …. and perhaps, keep a basinful (of the wonder fish) in our backyard for a pa-gusto therapy.  That sounds a nibbleful project for the hot summer into a happy feet.

Much has been heard and said of the garra rufa and the mushrooms of fish-foot spa, particularly in Asia and the nearby regions in the Philippines.  There are fakes, look-a-like and impostor-species they say. So are the warnings of possible transfer of skin infection and necessity of quality sanitation in the facilities.  Nevertheless, the fish spas are on spreading since the 2006.  And a place in Turkey started it all, the web says.

I haven’t heard so far of a facility in Bacolod City (Negros Occidental, Philippines) or Cebu City, neither of an Aqua pet shop supplying the original garra rufa fish (those with no teeth) … i sure need an extended home service.

Garra rufa foot derma? I’m totally in!  Come and nibble my heels and toes!

Picture from the Web

http://www.yourdoctorfishspa.com/