Doctor: This kind of "medical socks" does not have the effect of stovepipe to lose weight. Long-term wearing will affect the normal blood circulation of the legs and cause skin allergies.
● "The doctor told me not to wear these airtight socks again, because my skin will rot if I wear them again."
● stovepipe socks are very popular online and in physical stores. The store said that "wearing socks can lose weight, which is safe and effective".
● Varicose socks are a kind of medical devices, which are provided for the treatment of patients with mild varicose veins of lower limbs.
These days, students from universities and colleges have returned to school. However, Gao Qi (pseudonym), a female college student in a university, had to run on both sides of the hospital and school because her legs were covered with rashes.
"I just wear these long socks every day, and as a result, I have so many red pimples." The pair of socks that Gao Qi said can be stovepipe are the varicose socks that are popular this summer as a necessary way to lose weight. She insisted on wearing a hot vacation and her legs were not thin, but the eczema was pulled out.
Student: Wearing stovepipe socks causes eczema.
Gao Qi said that the idea that varicose socks can lose weight originated from the recommendation of a singer in Taiwan Province Province. It is said that stovepipe has excellent effect.
Product recommendation claims that varicose socks can not only burn fat and shape * * *, but also prevent varicose veins, slow down edema, deformation, soreness and thickening, and promote peripheral nerve blood circulation, which has been imitated by many beauty lovers on the Internet.
Before the summer vacation, Gao Qi and several classmates bought this kind of socks. "It's so hot that I only wear it at home. I felt very tight at first, but I persisted. "
Since then, Gao Qi has been wearing these socks every night when she goes to bed. But since last month, she found that the skin on her legs began to be red, swollen and itchy. I went to the clinic in my community, and the doctor told me that it was eczema, and Gao Qi's leg was swollen by socks. "The doctor told me not to wear these airtight socks again. If I wear them again, my skin will rot. " .
Shopkeeper: Ensure the stovepipe effect.
Gao Qi said that stovepipe socks were first sold online, and then gradually sold in physical stores.
Huaxi newspaper reporters have seen this kind of varicose socks in various cosmetics and daily necessities stores in residential areas such as Haijiao City and Yulin. The shopkeeper guaranteed the stovepipe effect without exception: "Wearing socks can lose weight, which is safe and effective."
Although the packaging is different, the price difference of this kind of socks is not very big, generally around 30 yuan. Instructions are printed on the packaging box: the product adopts physical principles to reduce weight under pressure; Effectively prevent varicose veins.
The shopkeeper said that these "stovepipe" socks sell well because they are not expensive and are recommended by stars. "More than 20 pairs can be sold every day before the festival, and more than 10 pairs can be sold after the festival." The owner said.
The sales of stovepipe socks on the Internet are even more popular. The customer service of an online shop said: "stovepipe socks use far-infrared technology to burn leg fat to achieve stovepipe effect. This kind of socks can also prevent varicose veins. " Customer service says this kind of socks has no side effects.
Doctor: There is no basis for losing weight. Don't wear medical socks indiscriminately.
"Sell so well? I am also surprised that many people have come to the hospital to buy this kind of socks recently. " After hearing this, several orthopedic surgeons in west china hospital "suddenly realized".
It is understood that varicose socks are a kind of medical equipment, which is used to provide treatment for patients with mild varicose veins of lower limbs. "Because we often stand for surgery for a long time, we also wear these socks during surgery to prevent varicose veins." The doctor said that varicose socks, as a kind of medical socks, have certain elasticity, and after wearing them, they show the effect of stovepipe intuitively, but from a medical point of view, there is no pressure to lose weight and no scientific basis.
Legs are mainly muscles. Excessive pressure on socks will limit leg activities and cause swelling of calves, which is not suitable for long-term wear. The "stovepipe" socks only squeeze water and fat to make blood vessels contract and temporarily compress, which is visually "thin", but it will not lose weight fundamentally. As long as it is released, it will return to its original state.
"If you wear it improperly, it will affect the reflux of the blood circulation system of the lower limbs. Long-term wear can also lead to various skin diseases such as eczema and itchy skin. " The doctor reminded you not to wear socks indiscriminately if you are not sick. The healthy way to lose weight is moderate exercise and healthy diet.