Salon uses fish to suck off dead skin

TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Proprietors of a Tacoma, Wash., nail salon said they are now offering a procedure that involves small fish removing dead skin from the feet of customers.

The owners of the Peridot Nail Salon said they are the first business in the Northwest United States to use chin chin, or "doctor fish," to soften the feet of customers, the Tacoma News Tribune reported Thursday.

Tuyet "Tweety" Bui, co-owner of the salon, said the 15-minute procedure does not cause any harm to customers, but the fish do tickle their feet.