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A 35-year-old woman caused an uproar in the news media after word got out that she spent four days in the hospital due to wearing skinny jeans.
How is this possible that such an outfit that has permeated pop culture can become such a health risk, you ask? Well, medics from the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry noted that the unnamed Australian native had to be cut out of a pair of skinny jeans after her calves ballooned in size. After spending hours squatting to help a family move, by the wee hours of the evening, her feet became numb and she found it hard to walk.
Medical officials believe that the woman developed a condition called “compartment syndrome,” which was exacerbated by her wearing skinny jeans. Consultant neurologist Professor Thomas Kimber told radio station 891 ABC, “I guess skinny jeans tend to be [somewhat tight].” Upon finishing her move, the 35-year-old woman later walked home through a park and experienced a sensation where “her feet became increasingly weak to the point where she fell,” according to Professor Kimber.
The woman crawled to the side of the road and eventually hailed a taxi to the hospital.
The jeans were so tight and suffocating to the rest of the body that the medical staff needed to cut them from her legs “because they couldn’t remove them any other way.” “As a result of that she had suffered compression from prolonged squatting that cut off the blood supply to her calf muscles and two of the major nerves in her lower leg,” Professor Kimber said. “Because of the massive swollen situation, the woman developed leg weakness as a result.”
An intravenous drip was used to help the woman flush stifled proteins through so that she wouldn’t develop any damage to her kidneys. After four days at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the woman, who was described as a “fashion victim” by Kimber, has made a full recovery. The neurologist warned others to wear looser clothing and said people who insist on wearing skinny jeans should stand up and walk around to get the blood pumping if their legs feel wobbly.
In our opinion, while we wish no one to go to the hospital for any reason, we do hope that this destroys the trend of wearing super skinny jeans.
[via BBC]
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