Rough with the smooth
Even in places close to home, such as Germany, Austria, France and Hungary, the spa culture is different. In these countries, spas are much more functional and medical. Antonia, 29, a law student, noticed the differences when she booked pedicure in Hungary. ‘The man treating me was huge,’ she says, ‘and built like a shot-putter. When I went into the treatment room, his implements looked more like a carpenter’s tools than a beautician’s. He did most of the pedicure with one rusty looking scalpel, which was fine until I pointed to scabbed over blister and asked him to be careful. He said, ‘OK’, then tried to hack off the scab.
Treatments can be risky, too. When it comes to the more invasive ones, don’t just walk off the street into a local clinic, says Dr Adrian White, senior lecturer in the Department Of Complementary Medicine at the University Of Exeter. In acupuncture, for example, because the needles enter your skin, hygiene is key. A few years ago there were five cases of hepatitis B connected to an acupuncture clinic in London. ‘You need to make absolutely certain every needle is sterile,’ says to Dr White. ‘That means disposable, single-use needles. If you are anywhere outside the developed world, get a local doctor’s advice as to where to go for treatment.’
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