Nibble on this one....

[baghdad_bush]

(Edited for copyright purposes-proud patriot Moderator Democratic Underground)

Pay to have fish nibble the skin off your feet

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


Tracy Roberts tests to see if the fish will be interested in nibbling skin off of her hand as well as her toes.

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.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/homestyle/07/21/fish.pedicure.ap/index.html

[KansDem]

1. Forget the "garra rufa..."

Try a few piranha...


Let me at your feet. I will get those calluses!
Yes! I will make you "callus-free!" JUST LET MEEEEE AT YOUR FEEEEET...!!!

[MsTryska]

2. hello..does no one watch Ugly Betty?

that was sooo 2007.

hee hee.

i've bene curious about the tiny foot eating fishies. I liek having pretty feet. But if they are doing that much volume, aren't the fish gonna get big?

[emilyg]

3. You only like little fishies?

[MsTryska]

4. *lol* i like big fishies too.

For eating. but i don't know that i want big fishies snacking on me. Sharp teeth and all that.

[Blue Diadem]

5. I wonder if my granddaughter's goldfish is hungry.

Ewwww..

There's just something about that..fish eating dead skin off your feet that is well, quite frankly, disgusting.

[exothermic]

6. Yeah but eating live skin would be even more so

:D