Congratulations! Perhaps you have a wedding coming up and you’re wondering how your prosthesis is going to fit into your special day. Or maybe you’re just thinking ahead to your wedding day in the future. Either way, we’re here to show you how some of our patients approached their event.

How you want your body to look on your wedding day should be your choice. Below you can see what our patients opted for:

Lauren Scruggs Kennedy was injured in 2011. She lost her lower left arm in an accident with a plane propeller. In 2014, she was married, wearing her passive silicone restoration, which you can see in the photo at the top of this article.

Diana Gazzano, a patient at our Dallas, TX, center, was injured in 2016 while camping with friends. The ATV she was riding in rolled over, and she lost her right arm above her elbow. After receiving her passive silicone restoration with help from the LSK Foundation (founded by Lauren, above), Diana was married in 2017.

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In 2007, our patient Merlyna Valentine became a quad amputee, meaning she lost both her hands and feet. In 2011, she married her boyfriend of five years, whom she had been with for a year before her medical emergency and the sepsis that caused her amputations. She wore two passive silicone restorations for her big day.

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Angie Lott, a patient at our Portland, OR, center, lost her pinky, ring and middle fingers in 2020. She was fit with three passive positional digits. In 2022, she was married and you can see her wearing her digits in her Instagram video below:

Our patient Candice was married in 2023. She has a congenital limb difference: her hand consists of part of palm with no fingers or thumb. Candice grew up mostly without a prosthesis, and while she finds her prosthetic device helpful for her job, she choose not to wear at it her wedding. While it's difficult to see in Candice's wedding photo below, as her husband is holding her hand with the difference, you can find a video of Candice which features her limb difference on her patient profile.

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Now that you've seen the different choices women have made on their wedding day, let's check out some pictures of men with a limb difference.

Tom Seibert, our patient since his amputation after a wakeboarding accident in 2009, was initially fit with a single-motor myoelectric hand with a cosmetic covering. He chose that type of prosthesis so he could blend into the crowd. After he had some time to adjust to his amputation, though, he decided to go with something a little more bionic looking. “My attitude completely changed, which has made all the reactions from the people I talk to change as well. I’m now able to interact with my hand in a more natural way than I was before.” He no longer minded standing out and he enjoyed the increased function of the hand. In 2015, Tom was married while wearing his multi-articulating myoelectric hand:

Tom Seibert and his bride at their wedding

Our patient Eduardo Garcia was injured in 2011 when he encountered a live electrical wire while he was out foraging and hunting. In 2019, he was married while wearing his body-powered hook, which you can see in the second of this photo series posted on Instagram by his wife:

If you or someone you know is looking to not only be fit with a prosthesis, but is also interested in learning how to use their device so it can be beneficial in their daily routines, please contact us. Our clinical teams are upper limb specialists that have years of experience fitting people with devices that are comfortable and improve their lives. If you’d like to leave a comment, please do so below.

 

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