The 32-year-old has recently been made to quit a German version ofBattle of the Reality Starsdue to painful boneinfections.
HighlightsTheresia Fischer became ill with bone disease after several leg-lengthening surgeries.The surgeries, costing over €150,400, increased her height from 1.70m to 1.84m.She suffered from chronic periostitis and painful bone infections.
Theresia spent over €150,400 ($162,340) on procedures she underwent between 2016 to 2022, lengthening her height from 1.70 meters to 1.84 meters.
Upon arriving inThailandto film the fifth season ofBattle,which started to air onRTL2last month, theGermany’s Next Top Modelalumni’s physical condition put her participation in the new series in jeopardy.
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Before her appearance onBattle, Theresia was suffering from pain,Blickreported in April.
She toldBunteon April 10: “I had periostitis, I had terrible pain in my left lower leg.
The condition is generallychronicand needs to be differentiated from stress fractures or shin splints.
After the operations, during which Theresia’s bones were split and stabilized with metal rods, she suffered from bone infections twice.
She has become ill with bone disease as a result of all the operations, which included breaking her thigh and shin bones
Theresia said she had managed to “stay afloat” with painkillers but she avoided putting too much weight on her most painful leg, the British tabloid reported.
Just months ago, she reportedly found out during a health check that the fibula bone in one of her legs had not grown as planned.
Now, Theresia longs for the day when the metal support rods can be removed, saying: “I’m longing for that day when these rods finally come out,”The Daily Mirrorreported.
According to theCleveland Clinic, limb lengthening surgery is a procedure that gradually makes an arm or leg bone longer. This procedure treats skeletal dysplasia, bone growth issues, and bone length differences.
Theresia spent over €150,400 ($162,340) on procedures between 2016 to 2022, lengthening her height from 1.70 meters to 1.84 meters
Thesurgeryitself consists of two main steps: An osteotomy, which means cutting the affected bone into two segments, and attaching a limb lengthening device to the two segments of bone.
The limb lengthening device can be an external fixator: the surgeon attaches a thin, light metal frame to the bones with pins or wires. The frame and most of the device are outside the body.
These devices usually stick out several inches from your body, making it hard to wear certain clothes.
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Many people choose to wear clothing that’s loose or that doesn’t cover the device, such as shorts or short-sleeved shirts.
Or an internal rod: this newer option is a screw-like device that your surgeon places inside the bone. This device isn’t visible outside the body.
Limb lengthening surgery is a procedure that gradually makes an arm or leg bone longer
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If thepatienthas intramedullary nails (magnetic nails), the patient uses a remote control to activate the internal magnet, causing the nail to elongate.
For mechanical nails, adjustments are made through minor non-invasive procedures.
“There are some serious risks,” orthopedic surgeon in the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Program at Boston Children’s Hospital Dr. James Kassersaid.
He continued: “Limb lengthening puts patients at risk of nerve damage, muscle damage, joint contracture, dislocations, and arthritis.”
Dr. Carley Vuillermin, an orthopedic surgeon in the same program, explained: “Everyone undergoing limb lengthening will have complications.
“It’s a matter of what those complications will be and how quickly we can detect and reverse them.”
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