Ahhhhh, there’s nothing nicer than a good pedicure. Getting rid of that old dry skin, putting on a coat of sassy nail polish, your feet feel all new and sexy. But I’m going to have to draw the line at getting a fish pedicure. Yvonne Salon in Virginia is now offering fish pedicures. You put your feet in a shallow tank and a hundred little Doctor Fish eat the dead skin right off your feet. The trend started in Turkey, is popular in Asia and has now moved to the good old U.S of A. The fish are really good at getting rid of dead skin, and since they’re toothless they leave live skin alone, not surprisingly the process is a little ticklish. The pedicure costs $50 for 1/2 hour. I guess the plus to the procedure is that it’s organic and perhaps more sanitary than a regular pedicure, the negative? Well, you have FISH chewing on your feet. I think I’m gonna have to take a pass on this new beauty trend.
July 26, 2008 at 1:10 pm
I want some regulation around this. ‘Fish’ is a broad term. And it’s only a matter of time before somebody decides that Piranha will do just as good a job as Doctor Fish, which won’t help anyone, really…
July 26, 2008 at 3:47 pm
My friend Cheddar the cat is on the waitlist for this treatment. She is a buzz with excitement in preparations for it but can’t help wondering if the staff will be upset with her if a few were discovered missing after her appointment.