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By Terence Vanderheiden, D.P.M., About.com Guide to Podiatry

Fish and Feet

Monday July 28, 2008
What do fish have to do with your feet? Well, have you heard about the latest way to get rid of the rough, dead skin (callouses) on your feet? A salon in Virginia has started using tiny little fish called garra rufa or doctor fish to eat the dead skin off of your feet and toes. After the fish are done with your feet then a standard pedicure is performed. It sounds like the fish do not have any teeth, so they do not eat living skin. As with any new treatment, I would advise caution and suggest you follow the 10 tips for a safe salon pedicure. Photo © Tami Fite

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