In 2016, Arya was officially recognized as the heaviest child. And when the young record holder was written about in the media, the team at the medical center in Bandung decided to help him lose weight.
Arya could hardly move around on his own, so physical training was not suitable for him. Then a special diet was developed for him, and a little later a series of medical procedures to reduce his stomach.
In the end, specialists managed to reduce the boy’s weight to 82 kilograms over two years. This was followed by four cosmetic skin surgeries and almost daily physical activity.
Now Arya Permanente is 16 years old and his weight is at about 60 kilograms, which is the norm. The boy has made friends with sports and sticks to a proper diet. He walks a lot and never wants to have “extra” pounds again.