Flesh-Eating Fish Pedicures May Be Banned Under New York Bill
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Using live fish to eat away dead skin in pedicures would be banned in New York State for health and humane reasons under a proposed bill.
The procedure, which developed in Turkey as a way to treat skin ailments including psoriasis, involves feet being dunked in a tank of water filled with one of two types of small, dark fish. The hungry creatures nibble off the dead skin while leaving healthy epidermis alone.