Metamorphosis!

A year ago Mrs. Kate was brought to Dr. Maran with morbid obesity. The scales tipped at about 420 pounds! Her legs refused to bear the weight of her body. She couldn’t stand, let alone walk!She had a lot of co existing problems too along with her obesity. She was a diabetic, hypertensive and had severe sickle cell anemia with a sickle cell crisis every two months! This induced unbearable bone pain so much so that even a gentle touch during a medical examination made her cry out aloud in pain. She also had an umbilical hernia and a hiatus hernia. Almost all her problems were the direct result of her obesity and high Body Mass Index.

The picture below was taken at the Chennai Airport when she arrived for her treatment. You can see her fingers, palm and foot bloated and using a walking stick to help support her weight.

Contrast the picture above with that of the one below. Today, a year after a Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass with Roux-en-Y, she is the picture of a lissome beautiful young woman brimming with confidence. She is a business tycoon now, great dancer...no diabetes, no hypertension and no more of those deadly sickle cell crises. She is due for her review next month and the smile on her face says it all and that’s the surgeon's pride.