Feet in socksMOSCOW, Feb 1. Sleeping in warm socks sometimes leads to the development of infections and can even provoke necrosis. Surgeon-phlebologist Armen Avakyan named two categories of people who could be threatened by this in an interview with Sputnik radio. Those who have impaired circulation in the feet should not wear warm socks at night, said phlebologist-surgeon at the ORTEKA salon Armen Avakyan. Such patients have constantly cold feet, but it is not recommended to warm them with additional clothing, he noted. In particular, if you sleep in socks with atherosclerosis of the vessels of the lower extremities, you can get a fungal infection. «This happens in adults with atherosclerosis of the arteries of the lower extremities. With this disease, blood does not get to the legs. People with this disease are strictly forbidden to sleep in warm socks in an attempt warm the legs at night. Their blood supply is impaired, due to which the protective properties of the skin of the legs are reduced, as a result, fungal infections may form and not heal for a long time,» Avakyan warned. Blood circulation in the lower extremities is also impaired in people with diabetes.» people can have diabetic microangiopathy, that is, vascular damage,» the phlebologist surgeon explained. threatens with necrosis. The protective properties of the skin of the feet with this disease are also reduced, as a result, there are risks of dangerous infectious complications, he continued. Socks at night for such people can again lead to non-healing infections. In the worst case, it can reach purulent-necrotic diseases and necrosis,» says Avakyan. For people who experience discomfort due to constantly freezing feet, the doctor recommends warming them before going to bed with a contrast shower. «The feet should be poured with a contrast shower. We direct hot water at them, then cold and hot again, and then alternate. After one and a half to two minutes of this procedure, 90% of people's legs become warm,» Armen Avakyan said in an interview with Sputnik radio. why it occurs, how to treat without surgery
