Skinny jeans may cause nerve damage

A variation on the most common fashion statement since its invention by Levi Strauss in the 1800's has made its way to headlines as a possible "hazard" to all those who wear them.

Then known as slim fits, new medical evidences shows that skinny jeans may be associated with some health hazards, namely nerve damage.

A doctor from the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, claims that skinny jeans that are too tight may cause meralgia paraesthetica, a condition that consists of tingling, numbness, and pain in the outer thigh by injury to a nerve. So wear them at your own risk. — ZBS