ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your feet in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the Washington 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.
"This is a good treatment for everyone who likes to have nice feet," Ho said.
Ho was skeptical at first about the fish, which are called garra rufa but typically known as doctor fish. Ho said the hot water in which the fish thrive doesn't support much plant or aquatic life, so they learned to feed on whatever food sources were available — including dead, flaking skin. They leave live skin alone because, without teeth, they can't bite it off.
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. The spa has more than 1,000 fish, with about 100 in each individual pedicure tank at any given time.
I knew my Dad used to drag us through carp on Utah lake for a reason. They truly will suck your toes off, or atleast the dead skin.
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Yes, you're right. I guess they really WERE just thinking of us when they'd drop in a pool of live, stinky, large carp. They just wanted us to have the nice skin we've always dreamed about.
Sweet I will be headed down to the lake asap for a spa treatment.
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