Formerly conjoined twins who were once attached at the head were finally discharged earlier this month after undergoing a combined 50 hours of procedures to separate them.
A pair of twins born conjoined at the head are recovering at home after a team of doctors performed more than 50 hours of surgery to separate them, a London hospital announced Friday.
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Six-month-old Archie was born with a condition where the growth lines in his skull had fused too early.
Rare conjoined twins fused at the head have been successfully separated in London, says Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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