Fish Spa at Kenko Reflexology & Fish Spa

Fish spa is where little fish called Garra Rufa exfoliate the dead skin on feet by eating them.  The fish originate from a hot spring near Kangal, Turkey where it was first discovered for its healing power of skin diseases.  They are commonly known as "Doctor Fish" for their effectiveness in assisting psoriasis and eczema patients in their healing process.

I heard about fish spa and was looking forward to try it.  I finally managed to try it out at Kenko Reflexology and Fish Spa, Mid Valley last Saturday.

Kenko chain of Foot Reflexology Centres and Wellness Spas is founded by Dr Jimi Tan. Dr Tan has more than 15 years of experience in the Foot Reflexology and Wellness Spa industry, and is skillfully trained in Chinese and American techniques of reflexology. He has also developed his very own style of therapeutic massages and treatments for a quick and effective relief from migraine, back and neck problems.  Kenko is well-known for its unique style of reflexology techniques. Their other outlet in Kuala Lumpur is at Pavilion.

Besides fish spa therapy, services such as foot massage, hand massage, shoulder massage, aromatic foot bath, aroma foot therapy, foot exfoliation therapy, acupressure head therapy, ear candling, aroma hand reflexology and body acupressure are also offered here.

When you enter, you tell the staff the service that you would like to have and  paid for it.  For fish spa, you will be asked to wash your feet in the washing area.  Then you will be let to an open room where there are 6 tanks - 2 each according to the fish size - small, medium and big.  You can choose any of those tanks or even try all three.  If you choose to try all sizes, it is advisable to start with the small size, followed by the medium size then the big ones.

It works by soaking your legs into the fish spa tank. As soon as I lowered my feet down, a big group of little Garra Rufa dashed over to start their feeding frenzy.  You can feel the ticklish sensation while they are nibbling away the disease-afflicted skin cells and naturally dead skin cells to allow for ~ hopefully ~ healthy skin to grow.

Till next week, looking forward to another visit to fish spa...