Ladies, See 7 Terrifying Effects of ShapeWears [e.g Waist Trainers] On Your Body

6. Can Create Infections

Shapewear traps moisture and anything else under it, which predisposes the wearer to both yeast and bacterial infections. The most common infection is folliculitis, since bacteria often gets trapped among hair follicles and causes red puss-filled bumps. Folliculitis can be easily treated with natural antibacterials, but if you use antibiotics, recurrent infections may develop antibiotic resistance, so they get harder and harder to treat. These risks are higher in overweight individuals, diabetics and those who sweat excessively.

7. Dangers Of Overuse

You must always be mindful to not wear these garments on a day-in and day-out basis. If you wear them for an evening out or a special occasion, that’s enough, as it’s not a good idea to wear it daily and sit in it for hours on end. If you’re exhibiting any of the symptoms above, it is recommend to avoid shapewear until the issues are completely resolved.

Dangers Of Waist Training With Corsets

Think Spanx are uncomfortable? Not compared to this! While “Waist Training” may seem like a new trend, women have been wearing corsets for centuries. These overly constraining undergarments are to help contour the body, and give it a desired, hourglass appearance. Recently, the search for a slimmer waist has sparked a resurgence in the use of corsets to attain an unnatural shape. While celebrities like Kim Kardashian have posted their waist training selfies to reduce the size of their midsections, many see these constricting garments can be dangerous.

If you are unaware, this practice involves wearing a corset-like device for hours at a time to compress your midsection, which decreases the size of your waist when used over time. But you don’t have to be an M.D. to realize that this type of “training” can do real bodily harm. Believers say that the tightness of the garment makes you sweat a lot, but it’s not possible to perspire so much that you shave inches off her midsection in a permanent way.

Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., clinical professor of ob-gyn at Yale School of Medicine says,

Medically, it doesn’t make sense that cinching your waist tightly will make it permanently smaller, once you take the garment off, your body will return to its usual shape.

What does work to shed pounds around your belly is eating healthy and working out on a regular basis.