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Yale doctor: Fear your skinny jeans!

Staff Reporter
Published Sunday, May 31, 2009

Should skinny jeans be worn only in moderation?

Regardless of what the fashion police might decree, one Yale doctor definitely agrees.

In an ABC News article published Friday, School of Medicine neurologist Orly Avitzur said the hipster staple may cause meralgia paresthetica, which is a pain or numbing sensation that extends from the spinal column to the thigh.

In times past, the condition was found in girdle wearers, Avitzur said. Nowadays — though girdles...

#1 By taruna 2:18a.m. on July 15, 2009

yes even i feel numbness in legs after wearing tight jeans for a longer time

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