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Skinny jeans could pose health risk

Doctors say Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves. A 35-year-old woman had to be c...
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15.46 23 Jun 2015


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Skinny jeans could pose health risk

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Doctors say Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves.

A 35-year-old woman had to be cut out of a pair after her calves ballooned in size.

The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry reported she'd spent hours squatting to empty cupboards for a house move in Australia.

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By evening, her feet were numb and she found it hard to walk.

Eventually, while in a park, she collapsed, and had to crawl to a nearby taxi to get to the hospital.

Doctors believe the woman developed a condition called compartment syndrome, made worse by her skinny jeans.

Consultant neurologist Thomas Kimber described her as a "fashion victim."


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