Fattest Woman In The World Granted Medical Visa To Visit India For Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery

Iman Abdulati is tagged as the fattest woman in the world after her weight touched the 500 kg mark. She lives imprisoned in her own house in Alexandria, Egypt. After her family made public pleas for medical support, Indian bariatric surgeon Dr. Muffazzal Lakdawala volunteered to treat her in Mumbai, India, by performing a series of bariatric weight loss surgery procedures.

However, Iman's visa application was rejected by the Indian embassy in Egypt as she was unable to visit the office for the mandatory fingerprint verification process. Later on, Iman was granted medical visa on special consideration by Sushma Swaraj, Indian External Affairs Minister.

According to Daily Star, "The officers thought that the family was bluffing and kept asking the family members to bring Iman to the embassy to scan her fingerprint." Dr. Lakdawala posted a tweet addressed to Sushma Awaraj regarding the situation. He tweeted: "Ma'am, Eman Ahmed (Egypt) 500kgs requested me 2 save her pls help me get her a medical visa as refused thru normal process @SushmaSwaraj."

The Indian External Affairs Minister tweeted back: "Thanks for bringing this to my notice. We will definitely help her." Iman's plight ended when the minister granted her medical visa under special consideration. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Lakdawala and Sushma Swaraj, the fattest woman in the world is now all set to fly to Mumbai, India, where she will be under rigorous medical treatment for at least two years, during which it is expected that she will be losing about 400 kg of her weight.

As of now, the struggle continues as Iman's family is yet to arrange an appropriate private plane to fly her, reports Women Weekly. Traveling for the fattest woman in the world is a challenge as it is impossible for her to sit in an upright position due to the weight. Iman will need a private chartered plane with reinforced bed to get her to India so that her life-saving treatment via bariatric weight loss surgery will be started.