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Written By: Poorva Chavan | Updated : June 16, 2015 12:58 PM IST
The world's fattest man Paul Mason underwent a nine and a half hour surgery to get rid of the loose skin that hung over his reported the Times of India. He weighed 444.5 kg and had lost 293 kg but his loose skin had become a big hindrance. He underwent the knife to get rid of that 23kg excess skin.
Mason, who is 54, hails from England and underwent the surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. The surgery involved a lot of planning and also some good luck. The team that operated on Mason waived off all its fees. Read: How to tighten loose, saggy skin after weight loss
Dr Jennifer Capla, the lead surgeon, explained that his surgery would have cost more than $250,000. She specialises in loose skin removal after weight loss but never had encountered a case where someone had lost 293 kg. One of the major challenges faced during the surgery was the removal of blood vessels that were four times the normal size. Each vessel had to be cauterised and tied or clipped. Read: Plastic surgery post bariatric procedure helps maintain weight loss
The doctors took nearly four hours to remove the first piece of skin from his midsection. The doctors removed around 12kg from his midsection and some 12 to 13 kg from his legs. He is yet to undergo one more surgery to remove the fat from his upper arms.
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