Dr Manish Motwani, Bariatric Surgeon, Aastha Healthcare performed successful bariatric surgery on a 51-year-old poor vegetable vendor, who was unable to work due to his increase in weight. Aastha Healthcare and Thane Vegetable Vendors came together to raise funds to give a new life to fellow vendors.

51-year-old Vasant Kanade sells vegetables in Thane market. His earning was about Rs 15000 per month. He was obese since childhood. He tried many weight-loss strategies at home, but nothing seemed to work in his favour. His weight was 140 kg and BMI 51.4. Due to overweight, he encountered various health problems like slip disc, uncontrolled diabetes on medicines, severe breathlessness even on doing simple things, severe hypertension and swelling of both legs. He used to spend around Rs 8000/- behind medicines and doctor consultations every month. Since walking itself was difficult, diet and exercise were out of the question for him. He understood that the only way to weight loss was bariatric surgery. Hence his doctor suggested that weight loss surgery will be the only option.