The heaviest woman in the world undergoes surgery

 Eman Ahmed in bed after her surgery (Photo: SAIFEE HOSPITAL)

Eman Ahmed a 36-year-old Egyptian woman reportedly the heaviest in the world has undergone successful weight-loss surgery at the Saifee Hospital in Mumbai, a hospital spokeswoman said on Thursday. see more pics below

 

She was flown to Mumbai on a cargo plane on Feb. 11 in the hope that the hospital’s bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) specialists would help her reduce her weight, which was around 500 kilograms at the time of the flight.

A statement from the hospital said that: “Ahmed successfully underwent a Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy at Saifee Hospital. “She is now on oral fluids and accepting them well,’’

Two-thirds of the stomach is removed during a laparscopic sleeve gastectomy procedure, leaving a narrow sleeve that increases a sense of satiation and decreases appetite.

“Ahmed had lost 100 kgms since she was admitted to the hospital by following a strict liquid diet rich in fibre and protein,’’ the hospital spoke woman Amrita Dutta said.

Ahmed left her home in Alexandria to fly to Mumbai. She was flown on an Egypt Air Cargo Company aircraft, onto which she was lifted by a crane. Her sister Shaimaa Ahmed and the hospital have initiated a crowd funding campaign to cover the costs of her transport and surgery.