An expert neurologist has issued a serious warning to all skinny jean wearers.

Dr Thomas Kimber has cautioned people of the dangers of skinny jeans after he treated a woman in Australia who passed out after becoming trapped in her denims.

According to his report in the newest issue of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, the woman passed out on the side of the road when she was helping a friend move house.

Dr Kimber explained, “As she was squatting for a long period of time her trousers restricted the blood supply to both calves, and in response the muscles start to undergo stress and swell.”

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the woman’s legs were so swollen that her skinny jeans had to be cut off of her.

So, how do we stop our favourite denims from strangling our thighs?

Dr Kimber tells us that “The take home message is to avoid wearing skinny jeans if you intend to do a job with squatting or kneeling. If your legs begin to feel uncomfortable or tingle, you should stand up and get the blood circulating again.”

We better make sure that we get up and move otherwise it’ll be Mom jeans all the way!