June 23, 2015
By Deborah Netburn
...In a report (click here) in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, a team of doctors relay the cautionary tale of a 35-year-old woman who wound up lying prone on the pavement, unable to get up, after spending the day in skinny jeans while helping a relative move....
...However, it was only after she spent hours squatting while emptying cupboards that she noticed her legs were feeling increasingly tight and uncomfortable.
When she was walking home later that evening the woman found that she could no longer move her feet properly, causing her to trip and fall. She spent several hours on the ground before she was discovered and brought to the hospital, according to the report....
No more stupid fashion! They should be prohibited from teens. They are still growing.
June 23, 2015
Jillian Mohney
...Doctors were surprised (click here) to find that squatting in the tight jeans had lead to compartment syndrome, a dangerous condition where an injury leads to swelling of the muscle or nerves that is constrained by a layer of tissue called the fascia. As the swelling continues the fascia is unable to expand and eventually the muscle and nerves can be injured as blood flow is cut off...
Women have been squeaking into freshly laundered jeans for a long time, but, these jeans are compromising extremities and it is out of the question. We know all the hazards with extra high heels and compromising terrain. There are some times it is just silly in the way women dress for success. Shoes can come off. Ankles can mend, but, some times need surgery to do so. These jeans are a different kind of animal.
Compartment syndrome is extremely serious and if the extremity is compromised significantly can lead to amputation. No one is guaranteeing these jeans for safety. Maybe the FDA should look at them. But, the girls of the USA are smart enough to recognize sound information and caution.
