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The Do's and Dont's of

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Wearing High Heels

r. Rock Positano,
Director of the

Non-Surgical Foot
And Ankle Service

Hospital for Special Surgery
in New York, for the do's
and don'ts when it comes to
wearing some of our favorite
heels.

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O always purchase
your heels later in

the day and not early in the
morning. "Your foot is at its
most swollen point early in
the morning and you won't
get as a good a fit as say,
later in the afternoon," explained Dr. Positano.

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ON'T wear heels that
are 3-inches or higher

for long periods of time.

If you're going to wear that
shoe, try to sit down longer
and not walk around constantly. The ideal height
you should stick with is 1-2
inches, recommends Dr. Positano.

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ON'T be a member of
the Cinderella Com-

plex party. "The Cinderella
Complex is when women do
things like try to fit a size 9
foot into a size 7 shoe," explained Dr. Positano. "When
you do this with high heels,
you've got a prescription for

O get your feet mea-

disaster."

sured consistently.

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"Almost 90 percent of women
are wearing shoes that are
at least one to two sizes too
small," Dr. Positano says. As
strange it sounds, your foot
size will change more than
once throughout your lifetime, especially right after
you've had a baby.

O soak your feet
in cold water every

night. If you are suffering
from swollen, painful feet,
soak your feet or run cold
water over them for about
10 minutes. "I recommend
this for patients who are
very active because it helps
to reduce inflammation and