Overall, I refuse to wear them if I don't have to. Over the years though, you can feel the pressure in your arch. And podiatrists, like Deborah Chirtea of Virginia Podiatry in Virginia Beach, agree. For every inch you lift your heel, you increase the force through the front part of your foot by fifty percent of your body weight. You put a 2-inch heel that's 100 percent of your body weight going over the top of your foot.
Steep angles can cause bunions, hammertoes, calluses and force feet into teeny shapes.
Blake said it s often the shape of the shoe that s uncomfortable. You find a lot of shoes have that point, and I'm sorry, my foot is not a point, it's a square. After a lifetime of wearing high heels you really could end up with problems, and need products that will make life a little more comfortable. If you decide to trade your heels in for flats, do it gradually, so your achilles tendon can get used to the change.