Feeding the Fishies

I think I have officially seen it all. According to a story from the Associated Press, fish pedicures are becoming the latest craze in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon in Alexandria, Virginia wanted to come up with something unique while finding a replacement for pedicures that use razors to scrape off dead skin. So he decided to purchase a school of tiny carp fish known as garra rufa or doctor fish who like to feast on dead skin and let them go to work.
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What amazes me the most is that people are actually buying into this. Just the sight of these fish chomping down on people’s feet gives me the heebie-jeebies. Maybe I need more of an open mind. Maybe not.

Prices for fish pedicures run for about $35 a pop. Apparently the feeling of fish feasting on your feet feels like nothing more than a mild tickle. Well, I don’t know about you, but this is making me appreciate my pumice stone and exfoliator more now than ever before.

Check the video below. Here fishy fishy…