A Mexican man who weighed more than half a ton had surgery in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Wednesday in a bid to halve his weight.
Juan Pedro Franco, 33, has been dubbed the world’s heaviest man. Earlier this year, he reportedly weighed as much as 595 kilograms (1,311 pounds). But after a three-month diet, Franco has reportedly shed 175 kilograms in a special clinic to allow him to have the surgery.
“In about a year and a half, we will see how much of a percentage of the weight has been lost, how many illnesses could have been controlled,” Franco’s doctor Jorge Castaneda told Reuters. “With this, there will be an evaluation to see if the surgery was a success.”
Franco has battled obesity all of his life, but the problem took a turn for the worse following an injury at age 17.
Franco is from the small Mexican state of Aguascalientes and has been in Guadalajara for his treatment over the last year.
Threats to his health ranging from diabetes to organ failure prompted the surgery, which was an important challenge for the medical science team due to Franco’s weight.
Success in the operation is not guaranteed. Following the one-hour procedure, Franco will have to undergo 72 hours of intensive therapy to aid his recovery.
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