do you know the long term effects of high heels?

i know high heels look beautiful on a woman, the illusion of having longer and leaner legs with thinner ankles is a plus for some women. it wasn't until i wore heels for an entire 8 hour shift that i realized how much damage i had done to my feet. my arch was stinging and my toes were red from all the pressure of standing up and walking up and downstairs. it was a disaster! i said to myself, never again will i torture myself just to have leaner and longer legs! so i did a little research and found out the harsh reality of the long term effects. i found that there is something called achilles tendon. basically, it's the calf muscle that connects with the heel bone. supposably, if youre a frequent user of high heels that particular part of your leg gets shorter over a certain time. that is why the heel and arch hurt sometimes. it's always good to rotate which pair of shoes you wear to work, dinner, parties or a night out. the lower the heel the better, or just simply wear flats. you could severely damage your nerves if the heel is always high. on the other hand you can somewhat help your feet by wearing wedges because of the support all around. as we all know, there can be jelly pads that can easily be slipped into the soles of the shoes, even if they are opened toed. what i do (on occassion) is take some flats and heels and change like 3 or 4 hours later at work. luckily, heels are not required at my job! if they were i would be asking for blisters, hammertoes, bunions, calluses and other disgusting things on my feet! i hope everyone found this as useful as i did. think again before you buy 4 inch heels!