Screw the Ped Egg - if you want your feet supple soft you need CARP

[LynneSin]

yes CARP



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_re_us/fish_pedicures;_ylt=AgSooBHH0xlvEKUh4DhCq6ADW7oF

Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press Writer
56 minutes ago



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.

Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far.

"This is a good treatment for everyone who likes to have nice feet," Ho said.

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.

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Ho said the hot water in which the fish thrive doesn't support much plant or aquatic life, so they learned to feed on whatever food sources were available — including dead, flaking skin. They leave live skin alone because, without teeth, they can't bite it off.

[FloridaJudy]

1. And for a real thrill

Try a tank full of piranhas.

No thanks.

[trof]

2. And when they're through, you can eat the pedicurists.

;-)

[TZ]

3. I've actually had this happen au natural

Series. I went to this lake in Tennessee where the fish (I thought they were blue gill but maybe they were carp) would nibble on your tootsies..It tickles.

[southpaw]

4. Actually, those don't look like any carp I've ever seen

But I'm not sure what a baby/juvenile carp looks like. I'd think those were some or other type of bream, too.