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Fish pedicures are becoming an ever more popular spa attraction, especially in tourist meccas of Thailand and southeast Asia. These toothless specialist fish, called Doctor fish (Garra rufa), originate in hotsprings in Turkey and elsewhere in the Middle East, and are said to treat a number of skin ailments. Turkey has banned commercial export of the fish to stem overharvesting, while the practice itself has spurred worldwide concern over the spread of disease.