Doctor Fish

KANGAL, TURKEY ÐÊSEPTEMBER 14: 'Doctor fish' eat the dead skin off of a psoriasis patient as part of his treatment on September 14, 2009 in Kangal, 105 kilometers south of the central Turkish city of Sivas. The fish, known also as gara ruffa obtusa, found in naturally occurring mineral-rich springs are used as treatment for patients with psoriasis and skin ailments, eating away at diseased skin. Patients suffering from psoriasis travel from all over the world to Kangal to bathe in the pools for treatment. Photo taken with an underwater camera partially submerged at the surface of the water, creating refraction and skewing the proportions of the image. (Photo by Ed Ou/Getty Images)
KANGAL, TURKEY ÐÊSEPTEMBER 14: 'Doctor fish' eat the dead skin off of a psoriasis patient as part of his treatment on September 14, 2009 in Kangal, 105 kilometers south of the central Turkish city of Sivas. The fish, known also as gara ruffa obtusa, found in naturally occurring mineral-rich springs are used as treatment for patients with psoriasis and skin ailments, eating away at diseased skin. Patients suffering from psoriasis travel from all over the world to Kangal to bathe in the pools for treatment. Photo taken with an underwater camera partially submerged at the surface of the water, creating refraction and skewing the proportions of the image. (Photo by Ed Ou/Getty Images)
Doctor Fish
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Credit:
Ed Ou / Contributor
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September 14, 2009
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