Marina | December 23, 2012 | Beauty | Fish Pedicure, what is it?    It is a new tendency in the market of  pedicure ,  where  tiny little fishes  take care of your tired feet  by  removing  old and dead skin, making your feet  clean and supple. You  have to put your legs in  the warm foot pool  with  100s of  Garra rufa  fish and then relax and enjoy    procedure  of fish pedicure , made by little gentle  fish  . They making your feet  soft and smooth by  cleaning  and removing   un-useful skin . Fish spa procedure gives an unusual and relaxing feel that a lot of people like. This fish  used in this procedure , can be found  in  Turkey in the natural hot water  sources,so it can easily survive in the high temperature  of the foot bath ,which makes fish pedicure comfortable  and pleasant for people and Garra rufa together ) . These fish are very popular in Turkey and in many Asian countries   and have now arrived  in Europe and the USA. Looking at particular health benefits: Fish pedicure can help people with psoriasis or eczema, garra rufa exfoliate the skin  in safe and harmless way which can give very good results for long and short term  symptomatic treatment Procedure  of pedicure with help of fishes is not painful at all, because  the fish dont have teeth and cant cause damage to skin ,so you don’t feel any discomfort during the  treatment, only slight tickling and pleasurable feeling of   feet being carefully massaged by many small fish. fish pedicure  is very popular in Japan and Turkey and recently in UK, most  towns now have a fish pedicure salon ,          but in several American states the  procedure is banned because  the fish cant be sanitized or discarded after each use as with any medical tool in normal everyday use. How exactly the fish pedicure done? At the start of procedure you have to put your feet into a water pool with 100s of  Garra rufa fish. ,starting  carefully  to nibble away your dead skin ,  leading to the  development of a  new, healthy and soft epidermis. After 12 -35 minutes your treatment is done  , they are removed , then rinsed and  moisturised Your final result is soft and nice feet, the skin looking and feeling much  better after the exfoliating efforts of garra rufa fish.. Is a fish pedicure hygienic? I would say yes, if beauty salons follow all medical and  hygienic norms. For this procedure only  perfectly clear water is used and filtered up to six times  an hour. Authority  should control this activity  and salon should have certificate. Pool is  properly cleaned and sanitized  after each procedure, sometimes  the fish are changed too.