880-pound Colombian man prepares for weight loss surgery

May 17, 2016

880-pound Colombian man prepares for weight loss surgery

Matt Bracken 0 Comment Americas, The Baltimore Sun, World Colombia, weight loss

Oscar Vasquez Morales, 44, weighs about 880 pounds and is considered the fattest man in Colombia. He is expected to lose 660 pounds in the next three or four years after to a medical procedure.

: Oscar Vasquez Morales, 44, rests is in his bed on March 19, 2016, in Palmira, Colombia. Vasquez, who weighs about 880 pounds and is considered the fattest man in the country, is expected to lose 660 kilos in the next 3 or 4 years due to a medical treatment. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales, 44, gets helps putting a shirt on at his home on March 19, 2016, in Palmira, Colombia. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales receives a massage at his home on March 19, 2016, in Palmira, Colombia. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales, 44, considered the most obese male in Columbia at about 880 pounds, speaks through his mobile on May 16, 2016 in Cali, Colombia, before being transferred to a clinic to get a gastric balloon implanted. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales speaks with Salvador Palacio, director of the “Gorditos de Corazon” (Chubby at Heart) foundation, on March 19, 2016, in Palmira, Colombia. Vasquez. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales checks his mobile phone on March 19, 2016, in Palmira, Colombia. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales speaks with Salvador Palacio, director of the “Gorditos de Corazon” (Chubby at Heart) foundation, on March 19, 2016, in Palmira, Colombia. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales stands up at his home on March 19, 2016, in Palmira, Colombia. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales walks at his home on March 19, 2016, in Palmira, Colombia. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales walks at his home on March 19, 2016, in Palmira, Colombia. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales remains at his room at home on March 19, 2016, in Palmira, Colombia. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales, 44, considered the most obese male in Colombia, gestures next to bariatric surgeon Juan del Castillo on May 16, 2016 at the clinic where he will get a gastric balloon implanted. The procedure is expected to reduce his weight substantially. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales, 44, considered the most obese male in Colombia, is transferred on May 16, 2016 in Cali, Colombia, to a clinic to get a gastric balloon implanted. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales speaks to journalists on May 16, 2016 in Cali, Colombia, during his transfer to a clinic to get a gastric balloon implanted. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales speaks to journalists on May 16, 2016 in Cali, Colombia, during his transfer to a clinic to get a gastric balloon implanted. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Oscar Vasquez Morales speaks to journalists on May 16, 2016 in Cali, Colombia, during his transfer to a clinic to get a gastric balloon implanted. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

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