Rosalina Oktavia - model’s leg amputation after botched surgery

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Rosalina Oktavia - model’s leg amputation after botched surgery

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01 Mar 2018, 15:09

A MODEL whose botched surgery led to the amputation of her leg has fulfilled her dreams of walking a national fashion runway with her prosthetic.
Rosalina Oktavia, 27, had her lower limb removed after an operation to correct a torn tendon went horribly wrong, severing one of her arteries and leaving her in agony as her skin rotted away.

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Her “world fell apart” after the amputation in Indonesia three years ago, as she feared she would never model again and regularly felt like an outcast due to constant stares from strangers.
She moved to Hougang, Singapore, last year after marrying her 30-year-old partner Don Kasunjith. Together they decided to take some modelling shots to try to break the stigma of disability.
Since then, Rosalina has done a variety of photo shoots, culminating in being asked to walk the catwalk as part of Singapore Fashion Runway three months ago.
Now she’s determined to encourage others to not be held back by their differences or disabilities and has become an ambassador for charity Models of Diversity.
Rosalina, a clinic assistant, said: “Modelling helped me to love my body and accept who I am. I know it gives other amputees hope and courage too.
“Walking for the Singapore Fashion Runway was really my dream come true and I never thought I would be able to do it with one leg.

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“Although it was my first time, I was not nervous about the large audience. My worry was the prosthetic leg — I really had to focus on my walking pace in order to not to miss my steps.
“If you set your mind to do something, go for it. Do not let others distract you. Don’t let others’ opinion affect you.
“Most importantly don’t let your differences or disabilities define who you are,” she said.
“Since walking on the runway, I feel that I have done something good for the world.
“I remember how I felt right after the amputation, my whole world fell apart. No one should go through that trauma.
“I had done some part-time modelling before the amputation but never thought it would be possible again as an amputee.”


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Re: Model’s leg amputation after botched surgery

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01 Mar 2018, 15:13

Rosalina was unaware that the surgery to repair her damaged tendons, caused by a motorcycle accident in 2010, could ever lead her to losing her limb.
She was able to walk prior to the surgery, but hoped the operation would allow her to run and partake in activities that required greater physical exertion.
Rosalina, who used to be a midwife, claims she knew there was a problem during her operation — the ramifications of which, would change her life forever.
She said: “I could see the doctor’s confusion and nervousness and there was a lot of blood gushing out.
“I asked what happened and if everything was all right. He told me everything was okay.
“After the surgery, my knee was swollen more than the double its usual size and it didn’t disappear even after five days.

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“Later, the same doctor who performed the surgery came down again with a single nurse and did another procedure where he cut open both sides of my leg below the knee.
“He said it was a way to bring down the swelling. Little I did know that he was going to leave the wound open without closing it. There was only a bandage covering these openings.
“I was transferred to a bigger hospital by ambulance and the second doctor who attended to me there was so surprised to see two cuts on my leg and believed it was very unnecessary.
“He did a test to check why my knee was so swollen and found out that one of the arteries had been cut during initial surgery. “
Surgeons tried to repair the severed artery on her left leg by transplanting a blood vessel from the other limb, but it didn’t work.
The area had been without a bloody supply for so long that gangrene had developed, which caused the tissue to die, turn a blackish colour and begin to break down.
Rosalina said: “They tried to remove gangrene by scraping it off, attempting a few times until the bone appeared in some places. Finally, they asked my permission to amputate the leg.
“I was hesitant and to ensure I could make the decision, they cut down my morphine supply. Within a few hours I was screaming in pain, begging them to amputate my leg.”
She spent four months learning how to walk again, but often felt embarrassed by the public’s intrigue in her prosthetic.
After moving to Singapore, Rosalina decided she didn’t want to hide any longer. She revealed her prosthetic proudly and started modelling again.She said: “In Singapore, I wasn’t subjected to constant staring, but people would approach and ask me what happened. I always prefer if someone asks me instead of staring at me.
“I was looking at amputee models from USA and Europe online, and thought why I can’t be strong enough to show the world the beauty in me, just like they do.
“So my husband, who is a photographer, and I slowly built up a modelling portfolio for me. We wanted to break the taboo and do something about it.
“Then I was contacted by a professional photographer and invited for a photo shoot. For the first time, I posed without my prosthetic.”

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“By working with a number of photographers and producing such amazing imagery has certainly be captivating.
“We at MOD get inundated with requests from people all around the world, needing our help, but we are limited to what we can do.
“As we are approaching LFW (London Fashion Week) I am delighted to hear Designer Teatum Jones will be using disabled model Kelly Knox.
“Also, for the first time in Sports Illustrated history, the magazine’s annual swimsuit issue has featured a Paralympian, with snowboarder Brenna Huckaby.
“As a charity our aim is to bring about change and to make diversity in fashion the norm.”
Rosalina credits the support of Eileen Yap, the founder of Singapore Fashion Runway: Fashion for a Social Cause, as well as her prosthetist Desmond Lim and her husband, for enabling her to take on the challenges so far.
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Re: Model’s leg amputation after botched surgery

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03 Mar 2018, 15:39

Rosalina said her world fell apart when she was told she needed her leg amputated

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During the surgery one of Rosalina's arteries was severed, she said, leaving her agony as part of her leg rotted away.

The 27-year-old said her "world fell apart" following the amputation in Indonesia three years ago.

She feared she would never model again, and was left feeling like an outcast due to the constant stares from strangers.

But, defying the odds, the former midwife has realised her dream of walking in a national fashion show, thanks to a new prosthetic.

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