Two 11-month-old twins who were born conjoined at the hip have been separated - and they're doing fine!
Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho went through a 21-hour procedure to survive, after being born pygopagus - which means conjoined at the lower back.
The pair were born last February to parents Laurilin and Abel in the Dominican Republic, who were alerted to specialists at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in New York by a family friend in early 2016.
They went over to the hospital that summer and the doctors started planning to separate the girls.
Samir Pandya, MD, who co-led the surgical teams said: "Ballenie and Bellanie are as strong as they are beautiful and this dynamic duo is doing very well after a very long and complex surgery."
Ballenie and Bellanie were connected at the sacrum, which is a triangular bone at the base of the spine. They shared connections in their gastrointestinal regions and a branch of the hypogastric artery, which supplies blood to the pelvic region, hips, thighs and reproductive organs.
Their "unique" operation was completed by a very large team, which involved separating those connections, as well as the bladders and reproductive areas. Some of the most challenging parts of the overall procedure were the separation of the lower parts of the spinal cords.
That all sounds a bit much for two little girls to go through! But we're glad they are doing well.
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