A 35-year-old Australian woman ended up in a hospital for four days due to damaged nerves and muscles. She felt that her skinny jeans became increasingly tight and her feet felt numb after squatting while helping a relative empty some cupboards.
In a study published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, the doctors said the patient arrived at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia complaining that she couldn't walk because of weakness in both ankles and feet. The doctors had to cut her skinny jeans off because she couldn't move to take them off. That was when they saw the severe swelling in both legs.
The doctors diagnosed the woman with compartment syndrome, a painful condition that occurs when pressure within the muscles reaches to harmful levels. The pressure can decrease blood flow which prevents oxygen from reaching the nerves and muscles. The doctors believe that the woman's skinny jeans worsened her condition, according to BBC.
The patient is now fully recovered after being put on an intravenous drip.
The case serves as a warning to those who love wearing skinny jeans.
"If you start to get any numbness the first thing you should ask is whether your jeans are too tight, especially if you are doing a lot of activity," Wasim Khan, a surgeon who specializes in compartment syndrome at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and UCL, said to The Telegraph.
"Walkers are known to get chronic compartment syndrome where the muscles swell because of lots of activity, so they may be more likely to suffer."
Skinny jeans are one of the fashion trends that just won't die even after a decade. Skinny jeans are worn by almost everyone from pop stars to politicians and are easy to fit into daytime and nighttime wardrobes. There was even an earlier study suggesting that those who wear skinny jeans are happier and more confident than those who prefer another style.
