WARNING: Ladies, High-Heel Shoes Are Dangerous To Your Feet & Posture.

There is a new and shocking discovery that high heel shoes put stress not just on feet, but also on ankles, knees and backs. This infographic features illustrates shocking visual details and negative effects the stylish female's choice of shoes have on their bodies. It shows how wearing high heels places excess force on the inside of the knee which is a common site of osteoarthritis among women. It also shows that the knee joint pressure increased by 26% when a woman wears heels.

The reveals that the height of your heels and a narrow toe-box can create a thickening of tissue around a nerve between the third and fourth toes which can lead to pain and numbness in the toes called Morton's neuroma. Squeezing feet into smaller shoes can also cause long term damages including arthritis, stress fractures and trapped nerves which may require surgery of steroid injections.

Tight fitting shoes can cause bunions, a painful bony growth on the joint at the base of the big toe which which forces the big toe to angle in toward the other toes. Victoria Beckham admitted to have bunions and the average cost of operation to remove bunions is £4,000.

Among many effects of high heels, it also put strain on posture by pushing the centre of mass in the body forward, taking the hips and spine out of alignment as well as putting excess pressure on the forefoot.

Women who wear high heels are putting themselves at risk of permanent injury in the name of fashion. Given a choice between a stylish pair of shoes or a nice feet, many women will go for the stylish shoes. 

The height of a stiletto can range from 2.54 cm to 20.32 cm. The original Italian stiletto has a built-in thin stick of steel or other alloy. The first needle heels were created by French shoemaker Andre Perugia during the 40s

The Italian stiletto of the late 50s and early 60s did not exceed 5 mm in diameter and was often banned in public places for damaging flooring. The stiletto became the trademark of the ’50s thanks to French fashion designer, Roger Vivier who worked for Christian Dior and designed shoes for Queen Elizabeth II and The Beatles

Hugh Hefner chooses a classic black shoe with stiletto as part of the official clothing of the Playboy Playmate in 1960