Patient records
Name: Omar
Age: 42
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Diagnosis: Severe obesity (BMI 42 kg/m²), metabolic syndrome (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, severe obstructive sleep apnea)
Treatment Hospital: Metabolic Weight Loss Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital
For patients with severe obesity and metabolic syndrome, weight loss is not just about "getting thinner," but about "saving lives." Omar's story tells how, through a minimally invasive surgery in China, he not only lost excess weight but also alleviated his long-standing diabetes .
1. A life held hostage by "obesity"
Omar is a successful businessman in Riyadh, but his success has come at the cost of his health. Standing at 175 cm tall and weighing a hefty 130 kg, his BMI is 42 kg/m². He suffers from severe type 2 diabetes, requiring daily injections of large doses of insulin and three oral hypoglycemic agents, yet his blood sugar control remains poor. He also has high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and severe obstructive sleep apnea, requiring a CPAP machine to fall asleep every night. He has tried countless diets, exercises, and medications to lose weight, but after a brief period of weight loss, he always experiences a dramatic rebound.
His doctor in Saudi Arabia told him he needed weight-loss surgery. However, in Saudi Arabia, weight-loss surgery is expensive and has a long waiting time. Through business friends, he learned that China has very mature techniques in the field of bariatric and metabolic surgery, especially laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic gastric bypass (RYGB), and the costs are much lower than in the Middle East and Europe.
2. Our Value: Finding the Key to Metabolic Surgery Between "Obesity" and "Health"
Omar contacted us remotely with a very clear request: "I want to have weight loss surgery in China, but I don't know which type of surgery is right for me. Can you help me?"
After compiling his comprehensive examination report, we developed our services in three layers, focusing on her core needs, to form a complete value loop.
First, precise matching and treatment plan planning. We matched him with the Metabolic Weight Loss Center of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital. During the remote consultation, experts recommended laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) based on his BMI, diabetes duration, and pancreatic function. This surgery not only restricts food intake and reduces food absorption, but more importantly, it can directly improve blood sugar control by altering the secretion of gastrointestinal hormones, achieving a remission rate of over 80% for type 2 diabetes.
Secondly, comprehensive support and lifestyle reconstruction. After Omar arrived in China, our Arabic-speaking coordinator accompanied him throughout the preoperative assessment, surgery, and postoperative rehabilitation. After the surgery, we connected him with a clinical nutritionist and health manager at the hospital to develop a detailed postoperative dietary progression plan and exercise program to help him gradually establish a healthy lifestyle.
Third, post-treatment services and follow-up. We established a "Remote Follow-up Record After Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery" for him, with the core task of monitoring changes in weight, nutritional status, and improvements in metabolic indicators. We collect his weight, blood sugar, blood pressure, and blood lipid data monthly through remote follow-up, and coordinate comprehensive blood tests for him in Riyadh every quarter, including vitamin and trace element levels, to prevent post-operative malnutrition. Our goal is to ensure that he not only loses weight, but also loses weight healthily and maintains the weight loss and metabolic improvements long-term.
3. Therapeutic Effects and Insights
One year after the surgery, Omar lost 50 kilograms, and his BMI dropped to 28 kg/m². His blood sugar, blood pressure, and blood lipids all stabilized, allowing him to completely wean off insulin and all other medications, and his sleep apnea disappeared. In a thank-you video he sent us, he said, "What you helped me find was not just a weight loss surgery, but a key to 'reversing' diabetes. Thank you for allowing me to regain control of my health and life."