A man has given a wounded butterfly a second chance at life — by creating a tiny prosthetic wing from dried orchid petals. Morhaf Ghazi, 30, discovered the fragile insect while hiking in Amman, Jordan, when he noticed it was unable to flutter away as he approached. On closer inspection, he saw the butterfly’s right … Read more
A female US Army vet who nearly died in a grenade attack in Iraq has become the first in the world to be fitted with a new ‘hero’ bionic arm – inspired by Call of Duty. Danielle Green lost her left arm while serving in Baghdad 20 years ago and has struggled with every day … Read more
Nicholas Hoult left “Nosferatu” with an unexpected souvenir. The actor, 35, and his co-star Lily-Rose Depp recently did an “Ask Me Anything” video interview with Elle and were asked what they took from the set of the new horror film directed by Robert Eggers. “I have Count Orlok’s prosthetic penis framed at home,” Hoult revealed. Bill … Read more
Santa’s working ahead this year. Three children with missing limbs were thrilled to receive “life-changing” bionic arms as an early Christmas present. And it’s all thanks to The Big Hero 3 campaign, which assists affected families with the necessary fundraising to acquire the game-changing gear, which costs tens of thousands of dollars. Zoey Hampton-Pigeon, 8, Finn … Read more
A Long Island boy born without a left hand achieved superhero status his week. Jordan Marotta, 5, became the youngest-ever recipient of a top-of-the-line bionic arm, decked out — at the youngster’s request — in ‘Iron Man’ red and gold. “He was just walking down the streets of Manhattan, throwing his new hand up in the … Read more
Robo-dad reporting for duty. An ex-Marine and father of one who lost an arm in Afghanistan got his power back — and then some — after receiving a custom-made, superhero-like prosthetic replacement that can lift up to 400 pounds. “It’s the only prosthetic that I can do things with and trust it,” Corporal Sebastian Guadalupe Gallegos … Read more
A man who lost three of his fingers in a freak accident has gotten a helping hand. Leo Goodale, a 44-year-old chef from Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England spent his life savings of $12,603 on prosthetics after he lost his in a power tool accident three years ago while chopping wood. Goodale said he was using … Read more
Fans are begging Bradley Cooper to raise his pitch. “Maestro” viewers slammed the actor-director’s performance in the musical biopic on social media, complaining that they couldn’t understand the film’s dialogue to Cooper’s “incessant mumbling. “The mumbling maestro,” one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “So dull and so hard to hear the convos when he … Read more
Forget the Barbie Dream House or her two front teeth — this 8-year-old got a “bionic” arm for Christmas. Thalia Coultas, who was born with only one full arm, became the youngest person in the United Kingdom to receive a $16,500 bionic “hero arm” from Open Bionics. Now, she can open her Christmas gifts on Monday … Read more
A woman has become the first human to receive a robotic limb fused with both her nervous and skeletal systems — and she’s being dubbed the “real bionic woman.” Authors of the study, published in the journal Science Robotics, believe that the results can give amputees a bit of a silver lining. The study is … Read more
He composed a sincere apology. Oscar-winning makeup artist Kazu Hiro apologized Saturday after the prosthetic nose he created for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic, “Maestro,” caused a crescendo of online backlash — with several users calling the nose a prime example of “Jewface,” reports Deadline. “I wasn’t expecting it to happen,” Hiro, 54, told press at … Read more
He’s got perspective. A man has gone viral on TikTok after showing off his hyper-realistic prosthetic eye — although viewers may be even more “shaken” by what’s revealed behind it. Amit Ghose, 33, from Birmingham, was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), when he was two years old. The condition … Read more
A man may have started his life again on the wrong foot, but it literally saved him. Ibrahim Abdulrauf, 22, was shocked to wake up from surgery and see his foot sewn on backward after being injured during a sports game. The injury alerted doctors to a more dire diagnosis — bone cancer. Abdulrauf was … Read more
The leg had a mind of its own. Before dying in December at the age of 66, British sailor Michael Harris half-joked to his kids that his wish was for them to throw his prosthetic leg into the sea in the hopes it would float to Ibiza, a Spanish island. Daughter Natalie Denning, 41; and … Read more
A heartwarming video captured the moment a toddler walked on prosthetics for the first time after having his legs amputated. Emmy and Justin Brown gave birth to their son Louie, who was born with missing bones in both of his legs as well as a fused-together thumb and index finger. The missing bones meant there … Read more
It was a massive … deal. Theo James — who made waves in the second season premiere of HBO’s “White Lotus.” — revealed Friday that the prosthetic penis he wore for a nude scene in the show was “ginormous.” James appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where he described the phallic fiasco. “The … Read more