Living with Amputation
Information & advice for amputees, their friends & families
![Ireland Info For Amputees Stage Image](https://images.ctfassets.net/8ks1shyq5m87/3IGLgErf5GU0siJ4GA9WMQ/fa7a4f120bb3cee3f1e82076b04febe6/Ireland_Home_Stage_Image__3_.png?fm=avif&fm=avif&fit=fill&f=faces&w=1600&h=700&q=75)
![Ireland Info For Amputees Stage Image](https://images.ctfassets.net/8ks1shyq5m87/3IGLgErf5GU0siJ4GA9WMQ/fa7a4f120bb3cee3f1e82076b04febe6/Ireland_Home_Stage_Image__3_.png?fm=avif&fm=avif&fit=fill&f=faces&w=1200&h=1350&q=75)
![Ireland Info For Amputees Stage Image](https://images.ctfassets.net/8ks1shyq5m87/3IGLgErf5GU0siJ4GA9WMQ/fa7a4f120bb3cee3f1e82076b04febe6/Ireland_Home_Stage_Image__3_.png?fm=avif&fm=avif&fit=fill&f=faces&w=720&h=960&q=35)
Arm or hand amputation
Living with an arm amputation
What happens before and after an arm or hand amputation? What is the rehabilitation process, and what does everyday life with a prosthesis look like?
![An amputee trials the Ottobock manufactured bebionic hand while accompanied by an O&P professional](https://images.ctfassets.net/8ks1shyq5m87/2KtatyvbQjfynbrLcckHUe/7b50a8fa2d6b1dbceea4b8bb6e01c942/4910211.jpg?fm=avif)
Before an arm amputation
![An amputee poses happily](https://images.ctfassets.net/8ks1shyq5m87/01sM6FxOpsKm6XlqnpnU09/75bec8b1805fc9ebfb4ebe889c84c8a0/4880873--169-cf_4880927__de.jpg?fm=avif&fit=fill&f=faces)
After an arm amputation
![Ottobock Ambassador Shaholly frames her face with her custom-made bebionic hand](https://images.ctfassets.net/8ks1shyq5m87/6TGLydoSgUxj6JIQJJhEYT/ca1bbae37da519170b58982bcccc54af/4899180.jpeg?fm=avif&fit=fill&f=faces)
Arm amputation and rehabilitation
Leg or foot amputation
Living with a leg amputation
What happens before and after a leg or foot amputation? What is the rehabilitation process, and what does everyday life with a prosthesis look like?
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Before a leg amputation
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After a leg amputation
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Leg amputation and rehabilitation