UK Investigates Fish Spa Pedicures on Health Issues

Spas in the UK are under investigation for their popular Fish Pedicures because of the possibility of spreading infection though this process. Officials at Britain's Health Protection Agency say that they are still looking into allegations from the local environmental health officers that say that this kind of exfoliation may be harmful to
The pedicure process involves customers placing their feet into a water tank filled with toothless Garra rufa fish (also called doctor fish) which suck the dead tissue off their feet to leave them feeling softer.
This procedure has been banned in the US.
Take a look at the fish that eat the dead skin cells off feet. They may be cute but I don't know how long I could put my feet in the fishy water.

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