Ah, lucky. I had a full open…. My scar is noticeable at about 3”. Had a 1.5” gap between the ends. How is the recovery going?

I tore my Achilles away from the insertion (where the tendon anchors to the bone). My surgeon opened me up, ran several radial sutures, then a few longitudinal sutures and pulled it together.

The recovery has been extremely long and painful, as it takes a long time for the tendon to reestablish. Once the tendon is reestablished, it takes a while to align the fibers again. All said and done, I am about 8 months into the 1 year recovery. I’ve been told it can take a year and a half to feel fully normal again. I lost ~3” in cal diameter in the immobilization phase of the recovery.

TLDR: sown back together, and a lot of time to reestablish the tissue. I would recommend avoiding a torn Achilles.