diff --git a/app/api/patient/update-profile/profile/route.ts b/app/api/patient/update-profile/profile/route.ts
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+import dbConfig from "@lib/db";
+import { decrypt } from "@sessions/sessionUtils";
+
+export async function PUT(request: Request) {
+  //   const session = request.headers.get("Authorization");
+  //   if (!session) {
+  //     return Response.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+  //   }
+
+  const profile_pic = await request.json();
+
+  try {
+    // const token = session.split("Bearer ")[1];
+    // const decryptedUser = await decrypt(token);
+    const patient_email = "anandsuthar956@gmail.com"; //decryptedUser.user.email;
+
+    const db = await dbConfig();
+    const collection = db.collection("patient");
+
+    const result = await collection.updateOne(
+      { email: patient_email },
+      { $set: { profile: profile_pic } }
+    );
+
+    if (!result) {
+      return Response.json({ error: "Error updating profile picture" });
+    }
+
+    return Response.json({ msg: "ok" });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error updating patient profile picture :", error);
+    return Response.json({ error: "Internal Server Error" }, { status: 500 });
+  }
+}