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Think fish pedicures are safe? Think again

On a recent trip to Greece, Dr. Joseph Stern saw a spa offering fish pedicures. While soaking your feet in a tub filled with “doctor fish” that nibble off dead skin is quite common in places lke Greece, the Middle East and China, here in North America the practice has been banned in several provinces and states over the past few years. The spa’s Facebook page claims the treatment, among other things, “extracts aged and dead skin cells leaving skin smooth and soft” and “is perfect for human hea