Pedicures Are Starting to Get a Little Fishy
August 4, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under Animals, Extreme, Skin, Web, Weird News, Your Body
Bored with the traditional pedicure? Then hop on over to a Washington DC-area salon where teeny carp are used eat away the dead skin on your feet, leaving them smooth as a baby’s bum.
Sound creepy?
It may be a little, but it’s becoming all the rage. So far, over 5,000 customers have indulged in this treatment that feels like your foot fell asleep – just a tickling and tingling.
The fish at-the-ready, known as doctor fish, thrive in hot water where plants and other food sources are not readily available. Consequently, the fish have learned to feed on whatever they can find, including dead, flaking skin. As for your live skin? The fish don’t bother it at all since they do not have teeth and can’t bite in.
While some salon-goers would view this as a scary alternative to conventional buffers and scrapers, the salon’s owner sees this as just the beginning. In fact, he envisions whole-body fish treatments which could help folks suffering with psoriasis and other skin ailments.
For now, fishy pedicures are only available at the one salon, but the owner plans to franchise. Stay tuned – turning your feet into fish food may soon be on your horizon.
