Man has 30 pounds of excess skin removed after diet

A man who lost 28 stone during a two-year exercise regime had to have more than 30 pounds of excess skin removed from his body.

David Smith used to weigh 45 stone - the same as a brown bear or a young bison - and was dangerously close to eating himself to death.



But he sought help from a local fitness instructor who helped cut his weight by almost two thirds.

However removing the unsightly flaps of skin left hanging off his body took four separate operations over another 12 months. Mr Smith has now become a fitness coach himself and found himself his first girlfriend.