Have you all seen this?
According to CNN.com, this is a new form of a pedicure. You can read the full article HERE.
Supposedly these Garra Rufa fish have a healthy obsession with dead, flaky human skin. There’s been some concern over the sanitation of razors used to work miracles on those oh-so-rough spots that you find on your feet. In fact the owner, John Ho, says the fish pedicures have been so successful he’s thinking about opening a full-body fish treatment facility to help with skin issues like psoriasis.
Seriously???? I love a good pedicure, but having fish eat the dead skin off of my feet is CRAZY and a little GROSS! And from what I understand, some people might stick their feet in the same fishy bowl for a dual cleaning….how sanitary is that?
I have two words for you….. PUMICE STONE!
What do you think about this new “sanitary skin rejuvenation” method.
I agree with you! That is disgusting!!!
I love getting pedicures. Although, as I’m sitting in the chair, I have flashbacks of all the exposes that are done on those pedicure shops. I always pray, God please don’t let me get a fungus.
But I do it anyways!
By: Lisa Ruggles on July 30, 2008
at 7:03 am
It looks like it would tickle…I would try it.
By: Laura on July 30, 2008
at 7:16 am
There is no way my feet would go in that bowl…not even if it was fresh water each time around. That would be like human torture for me!
By: Jenn on July 30, 2008
at 7:23 am
This would freak me out….. just like when I’m in the river and “something” touches me… YIKES…
By: OCD-ism/Obsessive Christian Disorder on July 30, 2008
at 8:07 am
i just threw up in my mouth a little.
By: anne jackson on July 30, 2008
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Absolutely, totally DISGUSTING! I’m thinking your feet would have a fishy smell afterwards…gross!
By: Laura Carney on July 30, 2008
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I am a little grossed out by that. NO WAY. I think that I would rather have rough feet…
By: waswrittenin on July 30, 2008
at 8:38 am
No way. I’ll take my chances with a razor.
By: ally on July 30, 2008
at 8:39 am
Nope… not me in anyway!!!
By: Heidi on July 30, 2008
at 8:55 am
I have psoriasis but I just don’t think I can go there.
By: Cindy Beall on July 30, 2008
at 9:12 am
I’m with Laura, I would try it, I’ve heard people say it tickles. A lot of people rant and rave about it. I saw this on the Tyra show, and they also had people showing different beauty treatments from around the world, and this one seemed the least harmful/expensive, they had a snake massage, now that’s something I’d NEVER be able to do! Fish I can do!
By: Christina Schmidt on July 30, 2008
at 9:40 am
It looks like I am the first guy to comment and although I do not get pedicures, I would definitely not allow a fish to eat dead skin off of my feet.
Just wait…most of the people saying “its gross” will go have one done after someone famous in Hollywood does it. Can’t resist the pressure.
By: ncarnes on July 30, 2008
at 9:45 am
THAT picture is why I don’t like swimming in lakes!
I’m just sayin.
By: Heather on July 30, 2008
at 9:55 am
Funny! We saw the same program on CNN, and last week while down on Martha’s Vineyard for vacation, my husband was standing very still in waste deep water in a salt water pond inlet in Edgartown, MA. I started to walk out to him and he asked me to stop so that I didn’t scare away all the little bait fish munching at his legs and feet. No problem bud! I wouldn’t stand still long enough to let them snack on me, but Steve kept giggling saying that it tickled and felt good at the same time. He must have stood there and hour while the kids, our dog Daisy, and I, just swam circles around him. I love him, but that was disgusting!
By: Patty Dolan Tervo on July 30, 2008
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That is TOTALLY nasty! I love my pedi @ Mimi’s and I hope they never try to add that. You can’t sterilize fish mouths and Dickson has some strange residents.
By: Laurie on July 30, 2008
at 10:16 am
I’m with Anne.
And I can only swim in the lake until I feel something touch me and then I am done. So there is no way that I could even begin to stick my foot in a tub full of fish.
By: Stacy on July 30, 2008
at 10:17 am
I think that would give me the heebie-jeebies! And it would probably tickle like crazy!
By: Jenny on July 30, 2008
at 10:36 am
I saw this on CNN a few days ago and was amazed and grossed out at the same time. The good thing is that the health department now requires that each patron at John Ho’s have their own “fish bowl” for sanitary reasons. And they say that the fish never get full!! I’ll stick the the regular method.
By: Rebekah on July 30, 2008
at 12:06 pm
Ew.
By: Traci on July 30, 2008
at 12:38 pm
it just goes to show that god created everything we needed
By: KAY on July 30, 2008
at 12:50 pm
That’s kind of like “leech therapy” on certain bad wounds in the hospitals around the country…for the record, unless I am about to die…do not let them put leeches on me!!! The same goes for fish on my piggies!
By: tiffanyb on July 30, 2008
at 2:44 pm
i’m glad to know we are all in agreement!
By: brandiandboys on July 30, 2008
at 4:00 pm
My husband told me about this last week and I thought he was joking….too gross for me!
By: Lynn on July 30, 2008
at 4:07 pm
Im with ya’ll -
yuckyish….and tickleyish……
(yes they are words)
By: Kristie on July 30, 2008
at 4:25 pm
YUCK!
By: marla on July 30, 2008
at 4:27 pm
This was just on the TODAY show this morning. Brandi, can’t believe you didn’t see it there. I am supper ticklish and don’t think I could keep my feet in the bowl for 15 or so minutes but I think I would like to try it.
By: fallengirl on July 30, 2008
at 5:27 pm
Okay, did you know about this the other night? We could have tortured 5th Street with this for at least 30 minutes!!!
That is TRUELY disgusting!!!!
By: Chris Alexander on July 30, 2008
at 5:58 pm
“full-body fish treatment facility”
wha???
i do NOT want to find a fish later, on/in my person, when i get home.
ewwww.
sorry brandi.
(you can delete if you must. i’ll still love you)
By: tam on July 30, 2008
at 6:56 pm
i seem to permit you to delete a lot of my stuff.
i should really clean up my act.
By: tam on July 30, 2008
at 6:57 pm
One word “EIEWWW” slimy fishes around my feet .. tsk tsk
By: Aditi on July 30, 2008
at 7:50 pm
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
By: AJ on July 30, 2008
at 8:50 pm
Oh! Looks like Anne Jackson and I have the same stomach.
By: AJ on July 30, 2008
at 8:52 pm
Definitely gross, and discusting! There is no way in heck I’d stick my feet or entire body for that matter in re-used water to have little fish eat the dead skin off. I feel revolted even saying that! ICK!
By: Rachel Rowell on July 30, 2008
at 9:04 pm
Im goona say I would try it, but it would FREAK ME OUT the whole time!!!
But it would have to be clean water everytime only because I did this for a living and understand the sanitary part of it…
By: Jessica on July 30, 2008
at 9:30 pm
don’t know if i’d run right out now to do it. if someone offered it for free i may try itkinda weird so i don’t know for sure. for right now, i like the one i get for $25. Good enough for me:)
By: carrie-anne on July 30, 2008
at 10:51 pm
I’ll take my chances with a razor.
By: Phuong Trinh on July 30, 2008
at 11:43 pm
I get a weird feeling when I swim in a lake and feel little minnows biting at me. I cannot imagine getting a pedicure like this. It would not be relaxing.
By: Kelli on July 31, 2008
at 8:08 am
ok… ew! Did I say that clearly enough???
By: ragamuffinmom on July 31, 2008
at 9:01 pm
use a fish 4 beauty? yuhhk .would rather risk using a sharp razor rather than a slippery creature.
By: eras on September 15, 2008
at 8:11 am
come on.don make sense
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at 8:13 am
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