DHAKA: A man once dubbed the world’s fattest has had between three and four stone (22 to 27kg) of skin removed.

Paul Mason, 54, from Ipswich, used to weigh 70 stone (440kg) but has lost about 45 stone (285kg).

He is currently in New York recuperating after a nine-hour operation there to remove the loose skin.

Asked by BBC Radio Suffolk about the removal of so much tissue, he said, ‘I just think good riddance’.

About half of the skin removed was from Mason’s right leg with further significant surgery to what he described as his ‘apron’, which covered his midriff.

‘The operation entailed the removal of the excess skin left from the weight loss operation,’ he said.

BDST: 1616 HRS, MAY 13, 2015
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