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Skinny Jeans: Health Hazard

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted May 22, 2009 2:50 PM CDT

(Newser) – Skinny jeans might be crushing nerves in the very thighs they’re supposed to flatter, MSNBC reports. Experts say they’ve seen a spat of young women suffering from meralgia paresthetica, or “tingling thigh syndrome,” caused by wearing ridiculously tight jeans. It occurs whenever constant pressure is applied to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, causing a tingling or burning sensation.

Typically, the condition afflicts obese people or construction workers. Sometimes, it’s seatbelts in an accident. But lately, the main culprit has been skinny jeans. Those wearing high heels are particularly susceptible. But don’t worry, fashion slaves; the damage isn’t usually permanent. “It doesn’t make me hesitate to wear my jeans,” said the editor of Fashionista.com, “the same way I don’t hesitate to wear the shoes I wear.”

Tight jeans can make your leg go tingly.
Tight jeans can make your leg go tingly.   (Shutterstock)
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We buy things, we know they’re going to hurt—but they’re going to look good. We say, oh well, it looks
good, so it’s fine. - Parmeeta Ghoman, recent
tingly leg sufferer

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COMMENTS
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JayJay
May 23, 2009 12:38 PM CDT
if there willing to do tht for us men.. or women, im not forgetting u kinds of girls, but anyways... good 4 them... let em show wht they got, while us men show off our cars and gear :)
riffran
May 23, 2009 12:36 PM CDT
hmmmm tight rocky mountains, or wrangler womens fit on tough cowgirl nothing more purty....exepting two of them
freethemall
May 23, 2009 9:51 AM CDT
I prefer short, clingy, skirts or dresses. But I agree with the second part of your comment.

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