Heather Abbot, who lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombings, sported a new prosthetic leg in Warwick, R.I. on Thursday that can wear high heels, pictured.To showcase it, she broke out a pair of black leather Nine West shoes with peep-toed 4-inch spiked heels that displayed painted red nails on both feet. It is almost impossible to tell just by looking that the prosthetic is not real.
Heather Abbott(38) got her first prosthetic leg in June 2013, and has also gotten prosthetics for running and for going in the ocean so she can resume her hobby of paddle boarding
Heather Abbott got the high-heeled prosthetic about a week ago from Next Step Bionics and Prosthetics, a Manchester, N.H.-based company with offices in Warwick and Newton, Mass. It treats seven of the people who lost legs in the bombing, its president, Matthew Albuquerque, said.
Next Step built the interior of the prosthetic; the shape is a mirror image of Abbott's right leg and foot. The silicone cover was constructed by the British company Dorset, which matched the color to Abbott's skin and added details such as freckles. Abbott noted it even looks like it has a little bit of razor burn. The foot can even be given a pedicure
The cover cost $15,000, while the cost of the inside of the leg can cost anywhere from $8,000 to $10,000, Albuquerque said
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