Latest Spa Treatment for Feet

Fish Pedicures!

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.

He said he wanted to come up with something unique while finding a replacement for pedicures that use razors to scrape off dead skin. The razors have fallen out of favor with state regulators because of concerns about whether they’re sanitary.
Ho was skeptical at first about the fish, which are called garra rufa but typically known as doctor fish. They were first used in Turkey and have become popular in some Asian countries.

State regulations make no provision for regulating fish pedicures. But the county health department — which does regulate pools — required the salon to switch from a shallow, tiled communal pool that served as many as eight people to individual tanks in which the water is changed for each customer.
The communal pool also presented its own problem: At times the fish would flock to the feet of an individual with a surplus of dead skin, leaving others with a dearth of fish.
“It would sometimes be embarrassing for them but it was also really hilarious,” Ho said.


Honestly…I wanna try it :blush: It would actually be kinda cool…and as one customer said, ticklish. And, only $35!

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Can you post pictures :eek:

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lol sure. the full story is linked above, and has a video too!

and there are some videos on youtube too about the procedure

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I saw this on Tyra a few months ago. It was “interesting”. No, I don’t normally watch Tyra. :snooty:

The same episode featured women getting massages by having DOZENS of snakes crawling all over them. I could barely watch!

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Couldn’t find the fish pedicure video from Tyra, but here’s the same episode with the snake massage:

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how would a snake give you a massage :konfused: it would make sense if it was an adult python…

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^ Watch the video. Apparently they sense the points of tension and move toward them and the feel of their body on your skin/muscles is relaxing. Or some crap like that. I definitely won't be trying that :D

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umm...yeah. i would rather get the fish to eat my dead scales. i mean i don't mind snakes, but this whole massage thing seems like snake oil to me...no pun intended :D

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I know exactly where that place is in Alex, Va. :D

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so sajal have you been there yet :faizy: omg you should and then write about the experienc :smiley:

Oh I don’t know if I want little fishies coming in contact with my feet. :bummer:

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why not? look at them...they are so cute and tiny!

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^yeah but I am kinda scared. :(

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think of it this way, it's just carp, and they don't have teeth. what if they used piranhas :@:

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^Yeah but the article says it tickles. :naraz:

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:smack: there are health benefits of laughing, which is the result of being tickled :phati: do do mazay, aik hi ticket main :wink:

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Oh holy! I am dazed! Amazing.
DUnno if I have the guts to try something like this out :bummer:

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Khumar
^lagta hai tum mujhe idher bhej k hee da’m lo gi. :bummer:

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aap ko kaisay pata chala :@:

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Go na Sajal, and then tell us how it feels :faizy: