August 13, 2008: Fish Pedicure

coolcat · 08-13-2008, 05:40 PM

Nibbling fish perform pedicures.

Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md. has her toes nibbled on by a type of carp called garra rufa, or doctor fish, during a fish pedicure treatment at Yvonne Hair and Nails salon in Alexandria, Va. http://www.yvonnesalon.com/

Sundae · 08-13-2008, 05:53 PM

I know someone who has done this!
Apparently the fish only feed on dead skin...

Bet it tickles like hell. And would you want to risk being so tasty that the fish decide to change their eating habits? Nom nom nom, out you go on crutches.

spudcon · 08-13-2008, 06:31 PM

Ooops! that was the piranha tank!

sweetwater · 08-13-2008, 06:38 PM

So the cute little fish skin off feet, huh? Well, that's nice, I suppose, only where are the fish who nibble away excess butt fat? And when can I make an appointment to sit in a bucket of them?

spudcon · 08-13-2008, 06:51 PM

I guess putting your feet in a fishbowl beats this...

Tanalia · 08-13-2008, 06:57 PM

Similar to a previous IotD: August 22, 2007: Flesh-eating fish spa

Sundae · 08-13-2008, 07:50 PM

Oh good memory!
That was while I didn't have access, or I'd have posted my spurious connection with the procedure before.

Shawnee was on form that day

HungLikeJesus · 08-13-2008, 08:21 PM

Hey Sundae, I wonder if that would work with your burn?

Bibliomaniac · 08-14-2008, 07:41 AM

Hello--long time voyeur, first time poster…

I had to laugh at this post! A couple of years ago, my husband and I were in Osan, South Korea and saw an ad for "Dr. Fish” which included a picture of a very nasty looking foot being attended to by the dead-skin eating fish. The English portion of the ad read, “Good for you callus feet.”

For some unexplainable reason, Dr. Fish has since become a fixture in our house. We even have a Dr. Fish dance and Dr. Fish song; in fact, Dr. Fish is the invisible friend often blamed for such mysteries as unfilled ice trays and bad smells...

spudcon · 08-14-2008, 08:51 AM

So that's who I can blame for the occasional stink in my apartment Thank you, Biblio.

Sheldonrs · 08-14-2008, 09:58 AM

I wonder if the fish, during their down time, talk about the ones that got away.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-14-2008, 10:39 AM

The ones that don't get hooked on a hangnail, anyway.

Welcome to the Cellar, Bibliomaniac.

Oh, and Dr Fish, too.

classicman · 08-14-2008, 09:43 PM

Welcome - I keep reading Bilbo - as in Baggins though.

08-13-2008, 05:40 PM	#1
coolcat Drawn Druid Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 32	August 13, 2008: Fish Pedicure Nibbling fish perform pedicures. Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md. has her toes nibbled on by a type of carp called garra rufa, or doctor fish, during a fish pedicure treatment at Yvonne Hair and Nails salon in Alexandria, Va. http://www.yvonnesalon.com/ __________________ Now what do we do? Last edited by coolcat; 08-13-2008 at 05:52 PM. Reason: added link

08-13-2008, 05:53 PM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I know someone who has done this! Apparently the fish only feed on dead skin... Bet it tickles like hell. And would you want to risk being so tasty that the fish decide to change their eating habits? Nom nom nom, out you go on crutches. Last edited by Sundae; 08-13-2008 at 06:36 PM.

08-13-2008, 06:31 PM	#3
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Ooops! that was the piranha tank! __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

08-13-2008, 06:38 PM	#4
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	So the cute little fish skin off feet, huh? Well, that's nice, I suppose, only where are the fish who nibble away excess butt fat? And when can I make an appointment to sit in a bucket of them? __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

08-13-2008, 06:51 PM	#5
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I guess putting your feet in a fishbowl beats this... Attached Images __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

08-13-2008, 06:57 PM	#6
Tanalia Casual Observer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SF Bay area Posts: 19	Similar to a previous IotD: August 22, 2007: Flesh-eating fish spa

08-13-2008, 07:50 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh good memory! That was while I didn't have access, or I'd have posted my spurious connection with the procedure before. Shawnee was on form that day

08-13-2008, 08:21 PM	#8
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Hey Sundae, I wonder if that would work with your burn? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-14-2008, 07:41 AM	#9
Bibliomaniac Non-Newbie Sort Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6	Hello--long time voyeur, first time poster… I had to laugh at this post! A couple of years ago, my husband and I were in Osan, South Korea and saw an ad for "Dr. Fish” which included a picture of a very nasty looking foot being attended to by the dead-skin eating fish. The English portion of the ad read, “Good for you callus feet.” For some unexplainable reason, Dr. Fish has since become a fixture in our house. We even have a Dr. Fish dance and Dr. Fish song; in fact, Dr. Fish is the invisible friend often blamed for such mysteries as unfilled ice trays and bad smells...

08-14-2008, 08:51 AM	#10
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	So that's who I can blame for the occasional stink in my apartment Thank you, Biblio. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

08-14-2008, 09:58 AM	#11
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	I wonder if the fish, during their down time, talk about the ones that got away. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

08-14-2008, 10:39 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The ones that don't get hooked on a hangnail, anyway. Welcome to the Cellar, Bibliomaniac. Oh, and Dr Fish, too. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 08-14-2008 at 11:01 AM.

08-14-2008, 09:43 PM	#13
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Welcome - I keep reading Bilbo - as in Baggins though. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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