Who Needs Pedicures when you have Skin-Eating Fish?

The Dr. Fish Treatment of Korea-

Dry, dead skin on your feet that just won't come off with the old pumice stone? Tired of covering up cracked feet? Then dunk your feet in a tank of finger-size fish and endure extreme tickleling while these hungry fish eat the dead skin off your feet. Nothing like a relaxing spa treatment when dozens of fish are nipping at you at once, fighting over a share of your dead epidurmis cells.


In a second-story Gangnam Cafe, you can buy a coffee, a roll, and a $2 dollar, 20-minute "Dr. Fish" treatment to rid your feet of dead skin. After washing feet in a sink in the floor, we braved a tank of dozens of fish swimming at the surface of the water, trying to eye their next meal. I apprehensively stared at these 3 inch creatures all swimming in the same direction wondering if my feet where really that dry to want to them to eaten. I slowly slid the top of my foot in the water, and like a piece of ham thrown in a cage of dogs, I was swarmed with fish in one moment. It was tickleling like I had never felt before. I rammed my foot out of the water expecting a toe to be missing, but after finding all five in place, I put it back into the water for more unbearable tickleling. Then I put the other foot in just to see if I could stand it. After the first few moments of intial tickleling shock, it began to feel like an electric tingleling sensation, which then subsided into a surprizingly pleasant feeling. After 20 minutes of this we pulled our feet out of the tank to reveal smooth (and slightly chewed) pink feet. Who know fish could be so helpful? Can I bring my friends, tell them there pirahanas, and then stick my feet in?

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Lisa J said…
lauren,how did you get up the nerve to have fish bite your feet for 20 minutes?!!!! I miss you so much!!!! Come and see us soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!_lisa

J.
October 9, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Lauren K.McNichols said…
Good to hear from you guys! I have been e-mailing you, but I dont know if your getting them! I will have to try a different e-mail.
October 11, 2009 at 9:38 PM
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