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A man is slowly choking to death because of his overgrown face; a boy is born with three arms; family members embrace being born with six fingers on each hand; an obese man strives to lose enough weight to have life-saving surgery.

The world's tallest child can't stop growing; a man learns how to use a dead man's hand; a teenager discovers he has a parasitic twin, and it's been growing inside him; a limbless girl gets fitted for prosthetic limbs.

A man faces amputation when a mystery disease turns his extremities black; a young woman develops paralyzing fears about ordinary objects.

A woman who slept through the birth of her child, hopes to find a diagnosis for her sleeping condition; a man with giant genitals seeks help; a 2.5ft teenager hopes to find out what stalled his growth.

Vianey and Allen have been on a weight-loss journey together; after Allen's surgery is a success and Vianey's is not, the couple struggle to get back on the same page to save their lives.

Olivia suffers an unexpected loss; James strives to reach his goal of skin surgery and have a fulfilling relationship.

Zsalynn struggles between fighting her weight and fighting for her marriage; Christina releases the negativity in her life and finally begins to live.

A year since her weight-loss journey began, Janine is still in the 500s and mostly immobile, and now, Dr. Nowzaradan is running out of options for how to treat her if she can't find a way to control her eating habit and start walking again.

Lee's anger issues continue to jeopardize his relationship with Rena and threaten to derail both of their weight-loss journeys; a major life event sends Sarah into a depression that she must pull herself out of if she wants to keep losing weight.

In the fourth year of his weight-loss journey, Sean struggles to get past the loss of his mother and live on his own; Dr. Now intervenes to control Sean's eating for a time.

Liz has gone from being bedbound with lymphedemas on both legs to standing and walking; if Jenn and Marissa can't get along as mother and daughter to lose weight, they'll have to proceed apart; with facts and bonus scenes.

After regaining her mobility, Octavia is determined to never be stuck in the bed again, but difficult life circumstances threaten her ability to eat right and stay on track; Aaron is laid low by the death of his father, but true love saves him.

Lacey wants skin removal surgery, but Dr. Now begins to wonder if she even wants to lose weight; in Houston, Mercedes and her kids face destitution.

After a year of isolation due to COVID-19, brothers John and Lonnie return to see Dr. Now with a collective weight loss that makes them some of his most successful patients ever.

Lacey wants skin removal surgery, but Dr. Now begins to wonder if she even wants to lose weight; in Houston, Mercedes and her kids face destitution.

After a year of isolation due to COVID-19, brothers John and Lonnie return to see Dr. Now with a collective weight loss that makes them some of his most successful patients ever.

After regaining her mobility, Octavia is determined to never be stuck in the bed again, but difficult life circumstances threaten her ability to eat right and stay on track; Aaron is laid low by the death of his father, but true love saves him.

Doctors treat a gunshot victim who has a life-threatening wound to the head.

Staff treats patient injured while engaging in risky behavior at night.

Medical staff treats a patient who was hit by a train while crossing the tracks.

Medical staff treats patient injured in a car wreck involving multiple vehicles.

A military wife suffers a sudden paralysis in her leg that defies explanation; doctors discover it may have something to do with her husband's top secret work.

When a young woman goes to the ER with severe abdominal pains, the doctors find a rare and virulent type of cancer that gives her ten years to live.

After moving to a new apartment, the mother of a little girl notices her child is suffering from a burning rash; doctors work to solve what caused it.

A swimmer gets attacks of near-paralytic exhaustion, after which his urine becomes strangely dark; when he has a heart attack, a doctor suspects something sinister.

Jamie's tiredness leads to shocking news; David has joint pain and low stamina.

Bonnie's tingling foot; Shannon's high fever causes her to black out.

Jordan has bleeding gums and bruises; Tannis has headaches and high blood pressure.

Kurt's body lumps; Jessica's cheek numbness and dizziness.

As an Italian American, Geno was raised with lots of love, family and food; now, he's still living with his mom and eating himself to death, and it's time to make a change; Geno's cousin, Nico, joins the cause; they pledge to lose weight together.

Natalie and her bedridden mother, Felicia, have been plagued with obesity for most of their lives; Dr. Procter vows to give them both weight loss surgery if Natalie can lose weight and Felicia can walk again.

Latonya found the man she wants to marry; the only problem is that, at almost 700 pounds, she can't walk down the aisle; Latonya doesn't want to give up the food that she's used to, but she may do it for love.

Natalie and her bedridden mother, Felicia, have been plagued with obesity for most of their lives; Dr. Procter vows to give them both weight loss surgery if Natalie can lose weight and Felicia can walk again.