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Those trendy plastic shoes are a cesspit of bacteria and fungus

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You’re not alone if those clear Yeezy boots the Kardashians keep wearing make you feel a bit icky.

The sweat. The window to your toes. The warmth of having your feet wrapped in plastic wrap on a sunny day.

But it turns out that those shoes are a little unsettling for reasons beyond sweat and showing everyone your slightly dodgy little toenail.

Those plastic shoes, worn without socks (as is the trend, apparently) are cesspits of bacteria and fungus, providing an area ripe for a lovely skin infection.

Dr Rock Positano, director of the Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Service at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, told Read the full story


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