Thursdays at 9pm

Dr Shaw Somers is the Fat Doctor... the bariatric surgeon who battles to help the nation's morbidly obese lose weight. Every day he shrinks people in an effort to change and then save their lives. With graphic scenes of gastric bypass surgery, Discovery Home & Health follows the operations of Britain's biggest, as they go under Shaw's knife in a last desperate effort to shed the pounds.

See Also:
Discovery Home & Health: Fat Reduction
Discovery Home & Health: Obesity

Episode 1
Weighing in at 26 stone, Gary's health is starting to suffer. But with a one in ten chance of pulling through, will he withstand the surgery?

Episode 2
Daniella recently had gastric bypass surgery with amazing results. Will her brother Martin who weighs a staggering 35 stone follow suit?

Episode 3
Bedbound Amanda weighs 26 stone and is in desperate need of surgery, which will not only transform her life, but also the lives of her family.

Episode 4
At 25 stone, 23 year old Rachel turns to the knife, in the hope that it can give her the body that she has always dreamed of.

Episode 5
At 21 stone Kathleen has tried every diet under the sun, but nothing works for her. With no help from the NHS will she be able to fund the operation?

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