Have you ever heard of the concept of "killer heels"? If not then you could be surprised to know that the world's first 3D scan of a female foot has showed the shocking effects that the so-called "killer heels" could have on health of women.

Andy Goldberg, who is a consultant orthopedic surgeon, said the "killer heels" forces the whole body weight on to the front of the foot. This can lead to arthritis, clawed toes and painful bunions.

The scan was taken with the help of the 200,000-pound-Ped-CAT machine at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, London. The machine is well capable of taking a complete 360-degree scan of a patent's foot in mere 60 seconds.

Being a foot and ankle specialist, Goldberg determined that the deformity attributable to wearing high heels is much more complicated than what was earlier believed.

He said because of wearing high heels the toe gets squashed inside the shoe. Moreover, the severity could become even worse by wearing more stiletto-shaped shoes.

He said, "The scanner gives us much more information. We can see that the base of the big toe becomes deviated outwards, forming a bunion, while the scanner also shows how these bones can become rotated and dropped".