Fishy Pedicures...

Seems as though "Fish pedicures" are creating headlines 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. 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. Ho was skeptical at first about the fish, which are called Garra Rufa but typically known as doctor fish. They were first used in Turkey and have become popular in some Asian countries.The fish don't do the job alone. After 15 to 30 minutes in the tank, customers get a standard pedicure, made easier by the soft skin the doctor fish leave behind. Ho believes his is the only salon in the country to offer the treatment, which costs $35 for 15 minutes and $50 for 30 minutes. Lawd, next thing you will see all these Guyanese women putting their feet in "gutta water" to let the grass carp or patwa nibble nibble at their toes. Not me I rather go with raggedy toes for a week until I get together my little pittance to go and get a proper pedicure. But them Asians know how to do nails though, is a pity those strains of asians coming to GT are only restaurateurs and not Hair/Salon specialists.

Source: Yahoo News (article by Matthew Barakat, AP)