Hollywood heavyweight
Jack Nicholson has undergone hush-hush gastric bypass surgery after ballooning to a deadly 360 pounds!
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That’s the conclusion of a top doctor — after photos exclusive to
The National ENQUIRER revealed a suspicious scar above the 80-year-old actor’s belly button!
“You can clearly see a linear scar above his belly button,” said Dr. Gabe Mirkin, who has not treated the “Chinatown” star.
“This could be a definitive sign of gastric bypass surgery, which allows food to bypass the stomach and go directly to the much smaller intestines — forcing the patient to eat less.”
Judging by the scar’s size and condition, Dr. Mirkin concluded the “Easy Rider” star would have gone under the knife at least three weeks before he was
snapped at a recent Los Angeles Lakers game. “But he hasn’t lost much weight, judging by his size,” the doctor said. “He’s still over 350 pounds!”
The three-time Academy Award winner’s belly was busting out of his shirt, and he barely fit in his chair while sitting courtside with 25-year- old son Ray. Jack’s massive bulk and bloated body indicate he’s “clearly suffering from morbid obesity,” said Dr. Mirkin.
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“Look at his hands! He has swelling of all three joints in his fingers. The only thing that does that is osteoarthritis, which is an arthritis caused by obesity.” While the “As Good As It Gets” star’s decision to undergo surgery is encouraging, the doctor pointed out it’s far from a permanent weight loss solution!
“You can’t beat obesity with just bypass surgery. Patients eventually get around it by eating more frequent, smaller meals,” Dr. Mirkin noted. “He needs psychological counseling because he’s
obviously gorging on food and booze.”
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Jack’s
hedonism is well documented. "The Departed" star was a “chronic drug user in the early years of his career, experimenting with LSD in the early 1960s and taking cocaine and marijuana,”
Marc Eliot wrote in his book “
Nicholson: A Biography.”
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“Like Marlon, Jack loves everything to excess,” said a source. “People still see him smoking his cigars and sometimes he’ll start wheezing so hard that his eyes start tearing, and the fear is that it could be emphysema. Besides that, he eats every meal like it’s his last.”
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“Every step is a huge effort and he just looks bloated and uncomfortable.” Dr. Mirkin said “The Shining” star’s only option is to get his head straight, so he can slim down. “Somebody has to give him insight on the cause of his gorging or he won’t change," added Dr. Mirkin. "If he keeps up like this,
he’s on a life-threatening path.”
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