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Nips & tucks for the feet
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Women's feet are seen as a sign of beauty all over the World. In China during the early 10th century, foot binding was seen as a sign of beauty and was practiced by all social classes. Foot binding was a tradition in which the toes were tightly wrapped in cloth so that they would bend under the foot, breaking the bones therefore curling the foot under.

After a number of years of performing this ritual, from about the age of 5 onwards, the front and back of the foot would be forced together to give the impression of small dainty feet. When girls were old enough to be married, prospective mother in laws would choose a wife for her sons by inspecting the appearance of the young girls feet.

Considering that women's feet are supposed to be indicative of female beauty, women in the millennium are watching their symbols of beauty grow uglier by the day.

Today's fashion dictates that women's shoes are high heeled and narrow toed, leaving women's feet squashed, sore and unsightly. Instead of adding a simple foot care regime to their regular beauty routine, some women are opting for the easy way out.

Some women prefer liposuction to exercise, silicone implants to nature's creation; and now women are choosing plastic surgery and fashion over simple foot care.

The latest craze in plastic surgery is to 'fix' ugly feet with procedures such as liposuction to achieve slimmer ankles, and plastic surgery to achieve higher arches and more shapely feet. Women are even opting for surgery to accommodate their feet into more fashionable footwear, such as having toes shortened, or enduring Botox to relieve the pain of sore feet when wearing stilettos.

What cosmetic surgery patients fail to realize is the long-term effects of these measures. Sacrificing simple foot care to be a slave to fashion will carry its penalties.

The facts that women are not told is that cosmetic foot surgery may lead to future foot deformities, and the temporary pain relief from foot Botox places the foot at risk by eliminating important pain receptors, such as the effects of the dangerous condition called neuropathy. In some cases of cosmetic foot surgery the blood supply has been interrupted in the toe, cutting off blood flow and resulting in loss of the toe.

So in perspective, surely a little more compromise with the things that carry us through our daily lives i.e. our feet, is easier and more effective than the risks of plastic surgery. Beauty is not always pain.

 




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