現實版“削足適履”：英少女爲穿高跟鞋給腳整形

According to the Daily Mail on March 7, Hannah Bailey was referred for foot re-shaping surgery at 19 after telling her GP she was in excruciating pain。

In reality, she was simply frustrated that her "wide and ugly" feet prevented her from wearing the latest fashions. Surgeons broke her foot in four places, cut her tendons and ligaments and stapled two-inch screws to her bones。

Bailey, 23, said her foot was unbearably painful after the surgery and remained swollen for two years, but added that she wanted to have a similar operation on her left foot in the next few years. Since the taxpayer-funded surgery, she has spent around £9,000 on designer shoes, including her favorite Jimmy Choo heels。

She discovered foot re-shaping surgery was available on the NHS for patients in serious pain. The procedure would have cost £5,000 (＄8102) at a private hospital. "I don't feel guilty about getting my feet done on the NHS," said her。

Doctors warn that foot operations should only be carried out to alleviate pain and deformities because surgery can damage the delicate structure of the feet。據英國《每日郵報》3月7日報道，漢娜•貝利19歲時欺騙醫生說，她是平足，走路時非常疼，需要做足部整形手術。

而實際上，她只是爲了把“又寬又醜”的腳塞進時髦的高跟鞋裏。醫生在她右腳的四處地方動了手術，切掉部分跟腱和韌帶，骨頭裏打進了2英寸長的鋼釘等。

今年23歲的貝利說術後腳部疼痛難忍，而且足足腫了兩年。但她仍計劃在今後幾年內給左腳也實施手術。手術後，她花了近9000英鎊(＄14,584)購買各種名牌高跟鞋，包括她最鍾愛的品牌倫敦“周仰傑”。

她發現如果病人因足部先天缺陷長期忍受疼痛，爲腳整形的手術費可以算進醫保開支。而在私立醫院做此項手術需要5000英鎊(約8102美元)。她說：“高達5000英鎊(約8102美元)的手術費是英國國民健康保險埋單的。”

醫生警告稱，足部手術會對足部骨骼造成一定損傷，除非先天畸形，一般人不應該進行足部整形術。