15-Year-Old Who Weighs 707 Pounds Undergoes Shocking Surgery

Weight loss and healthy eating are an obstacle too many people struggle with, but the following story proves that some people are truly doomed from the start.

Jacob Miller was born five weeks prematurely and was still around the normal weight for a newborn. At one year old, he more than 5o pounds as he grew older, Jacob’s weight became uncontrollable, much like the story of these twins who are constantly starving.

By the time he reached his teen years he was gaining about 100 pounds per year and at the tender of age 15, Jacob reached his heaviest, weighing an unbelievable 707 pounds and 6 feet 5 inches tall.

Doctors at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center took on Jacob Miller’s case and pushed for him to have gastric bypass surgery in an attempt to save the teen’s life. In the weeks leading up to his 2013 surgery, Jacob lost weight due to a strict diet, but after the successful procedure, his body drastically changed.

This young man may struggle with weight loss for the rest of his life, but you can’t argue that these heroic doctors saved his life.

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