World's heaviest man to go under knife in mexico

The world’s heaviest man, who at one point weighed almost 600 kg, has undergone successful gastric bypass surgery, his doctors in Mexico said.

The procedure on Juan Pedro Franco is intended to reduce his weight by half, and is expected to be followed up with another operation, his surgeon Jose Castaneda said. “The surgery was quite successful. Now we have to wait and see how he responds to the (systemic) change. Let’s hope everything goes well,” he said.

The procedure has left the patient “quite delicate”, and he is being closely monitored, Castaneda said. Franco, who at his peak tipped the scales at 595 kg, was told that in order to be eligible for surgery, he had to lose a large amount of his initial bulk.