High Heeled Shoes Injuries Cost £29m a Year
Injuries to feet from wearing high heels cost the nation £29 million a year to put right, according to new figures.
Operations and medical procedures to correct damaged feet can cost sufferers thousands of pounds a time, the report says.
A league table of high heel-induced injuries shows that bunion removal can cost £4,000 a time and £10.5 million is spent on this procedure each year.
Toe straightening, the most common procedure, can cost £1,200 each time and £10.4 million is spent on this every 12 months.
Big toe joint replacement is also costly at £4,000 a time, adding up to £3.3 million over a year.
Corns account for 12% of high heel injuries, and with treatment costing £800 a time, this costs the nation £2.9 million per annum.
Removal of trapped nerves can cost £2,000 to carry out, amounting to £2 million a year, while ingrowing toenails cost £250 to treat and £200,000 is spent on this every 12 months.
The study of 1,000 women, funded by shoe company MBT, found that those living in Liverpool and Manchester were most likely to suffer from wearing heels, with 45% wearing them every day.
It also found that 42% of the women surveyed reported having some kind of accident in their heels, with twisted ankles and falling over the most common mishaps.
Emma Supple, consultant podiatrist for the MBT Academy, said: “While we all love our high heels, wearing them for prolonged periods is bad news for our health and our wallets.”
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