The three-foot long parasite grows in the body for one year and feels like a hot iron hit the skin when it emerges.

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He said some of the cells they were held in were so hot he could peel the skin from his forehead.

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Similarly hot springs are good for the skin and for tapping into local culture.

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After a quick rub with a hot towel and another splash of skin food, he is done.

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The simple sandals can also shield feet against the beach's hot sand, which might otherwise cause skin to burn and blister on your walk to the water.

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"I'm just taking my tweezers, and then kind of drawing it up, " explains post-doc Atsuko Negishi, as she pulls on what looks like the skin on a cup of hot cocoa.

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Begin by laying the fish, skin-side down, into a hot pan.

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It was freezing cold on the skin as I remember, and then the sudden contrast as the hot sensation of the needle pierced through.

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"We play it safe because rose water is the best for sensitive skin, " Mr. Georgiou says, before wrapping the obligatory hot towel around my face.

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The remedy for toothache suggests cauterising the skin behind the ears before heating the plant henbane and leek seeds over hot coals and ensuring the patient inhales the smoke through a funnel.

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