Chinese conjoined twins successfully separated

A pair of conjoined twin girls were successfully separated on Wednesday after a six-and-half hour operation and in a stable condition. The twins were born joined at the abdomen and shared same umbilical cord in Xinhua County of Loudi City in Hunan Province on March 16, 2009.
The conjoined twins are seen before the separation surgery at Hunan Children's Hospital in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, April 1, 2009.

Father of the conjoined twin girls stands beside the bed before separation surgery at Hunan Children's Hospital in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, April 1, 2009

The separation surgery for a pair of conjoined twin girls is underway at Hunan Children's Hospital in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, April 1, 2009

One of the conjoined twins is attended after the separation surgery at Hunan Children's Hospital in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, April 1, 2009

One of the conjoined twins is attended after the separation surgery at Hunan Children's Hospital in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, April 1, 2009