Fish pedicures could lead to bacterial infection
Fish pedicures may seem like a cute idea in a culture where everyone is on the lookout for the next fad or trend. But this newest fad could be dangerous for your health. I would advise against this procedure because it could lead to nasty fungal infections or worse.
MRSA and other germs thrive in warm, wet environments. You don’t need fish to eat scales off your feet. A foot file or $10 PedEgg after you shower will do the trick. This guy is simply using a gimmick to make a fast buck.
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash 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.“This is a good treatment for everyone who likes to have nice feet,” Ho said.
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.
Read more after the break…
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.
But Ho doubted they would thrive in the warm water needed for a comfortable footbath. And he didn’t know if customers would like the idea.
“I know people were a little intimidated at first,” Ho said. “But I just said, ‘Let’s give it a shot.’ ”
Customers were quickly hooked.
Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md., heard about it on a local radio show. She said it was “the best pedicure I ever had” and has spread the word to friends and co-workers.
“I’d been an athlete all my life, so I’ve always had calluses on my feet. This was the first time somebody got rid of my calluses completely,” she said.
First time customer KaNin Reese, 32, of Washington, described the tingling sensation created by the toothless fish: “It kind of feels like your foot’s asleep,” she said.
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. READ MORE…
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Heard about this on a forum.I’m glad sometimes I don’t go overboard to make a statement.To me it may sound like people getting a little bit to lazy.Using fish..Lord.
I heard about this. That man went overseas to “learn how to use the fish”……I’m not sure about this.
Sandra said:
MRSA and other germs thrive in warm, wet environments
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Well damn, I think some ladies need to start checking their panties after those “Morning Wood” posts.
Pryn….that’s all i can say as i gasp for air.
I live in DC and neva heard about this…don’t think i would do it anyway…ewwwwwwwwwwww
count me out
No offense BUT this sounds like some white folks **** to me LOL
I’m cool. Mimi@Beauty Nails does a wonderful job
I wish’d a kneegrow would stick my feet into a pedi basin and let some fish eat off my feet!!! *straight face* I’ve seen enough Jaws movies and pirhana movies to know betta! Pullleeeze!
Man! I done see some f*cked up feet at the nail salon! Some of them folks need PIRANHAS in the tub to gnaw on them corns and bunions!
HunE916 Says:
Man! I done see some f*cked up feet at the nail salon! Some of them folks need PIRANHAS in the tub to gnaw on them corns and bunions!
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LOL.
Yea, I think I’ll pass on the wholde fishy-pedi-thingy. Thats just nasty period. I’ll stick with the deluxe spa pedicure and my latte.
HunE916 Says:
Man! I done see some f*cked up feet at the nail salon! Some of them folks need PIRANHAS in the tub to gnaw on them corns and bunions!
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Boi who?!!!! cracking up!!! that would be a perfect Sha-naynay scene from MARTIN.
wow, what’s next?! even if i had jacked up feet i wouldn’t be doing no crap like this…more follish stuff 4 people 2 waste $ on…i read about this a couple of wks ago…sandra what’s up w/ the delayed postings though?
Let that trend catch on at a blk nail shop.
That tub would be used for a kettle pot and the water would be some hot cooking oil and those fish well, you know those things would be cornmeal’d up with the tabasco layin’ wait on the side. Don’t trip.
You know blk folks can’t do wrong right.
I saw this on the “Today” show this morning. I am not sure if I would do this. But to each its own.
lmao….prynsexxx…have a fish fry at the nail salon!
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Nail techs need to pay booth rent too. LOL
No thanks. I’ll stick with Phough Nguyen (her American name is Tammy)…..you got boyfrennnn?
“Fish don’t fry in the kitchun, beans don’t burn on the grrrrill, took a whole lotta TrrY IN, justa’ get up that hiiiiill”
I live in DC and this salon is on Route 1 in Alexandria Virginia. One of my co-workers asked me to go with her to get this done before it even made the news because she said she saw it on the Tyra Banks show, I was like “naw, when you go let me know how it is”. Needless to say she never went and now it’s headline news here.
I ride past this place all the time but I just can’t get up enough nerve to go in, the thought of the fish even being around my feet makes my skin crawl. But think about it, warm wet places cause bacterial infections? Don’t you have to put your feet in warm water when you get them done anyway? I don’t do the razor thing either. I just might try it….
hahaha @ hellava10…Then Tammy stares at you in your face the whole time she’s giving you the dayum pedicure, smiling and shyt. lol
white folks have waaaaay too much time on their hands