World's heaviest man undergoes second life-saving surgery as he is still at risk of dying despite losing 500 pounds
Juan Pedro Franco lost a staggering 496lbs after taking on a strict diet. However, his weight is still putting him at extreme risk of cardiac arrest, according to doctors
The world's heaviest man, who already shed a staggering 35 stone, has gone under the knife once again in a bid to save his life.
In December 2016, Juan Pedro Franco was officially named the heaviest man on Earth after he weighed in at a massive 1312lbs, or 93st 10lbs. The 33-year-old man from Guadalajara, Mexico, later underwent life-altering surgery in 2017 to remove 75 percent of his stomach, Mirror reports.