Egyptian girl weighs half a ton shocked after arriving to India for treatment

The Indian medical team in charge of Egyptian citizen Eman Abd el Ati’s case of weighing half a ton, announced unpleasant news after she travelled two days ago to India to seek treatmen.

The team, who is currently treating Abd el Ati in Saifi Hospital announced their inability to perform surgery until she lost another 100 kg of excess weight.

The official Egyptian MENA news agency, quoted Indian newspaper ‘Hindustan Times’, that the girl has already lost about 30 kilograms of weight since the past two months, under the supervision of the Indian doctor and founder of the Center for the treatment of obesity and digestive surgery Likdola, and that she needed to lose at least 100 kg more.

Dr. Likdola said the next 48 hours will be very critical, and that the young girl must remain under observation; where they will perform several medical tests to determine the required steps to be taken in the future.

He added that the most important exam is a special screening study to isolate genes L91, a gene associated to obesity.

He pointed out that the results of the tests are expected to show later in the day on Monday. She had traveled to India last Friday in a special flight that took off from Burj Al Arab International Airport in Egypt directly Mumbai, India.