News reports reveal that doctors have now successfully separated the youngest set of Siamese twins ever.
Doctors separate youngest Siamese twins ever successfully
The surgery which is said to carry a 1% chance of success had been successful, becoming one of the greatest medical achievements in history.
Conjoined Lydia and Maya before their operation in Switzerland
Daily Records reports that the 8-day-old twin girls, Lydia and Maya, were separated in a surgery that lasted for 5 hours by Medics and a team of 13 in Bern Switzerland.
Swiss media goes on to report that the twins were "extensively conjoined on the liver, but had all vital organs" in complete sets.
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The twins are now reported to be doing great, adding weight as well as breast-feeding, following the operation that had taken place on December 10, 2015.
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