Utilizing cutting edge mixed reality technology, Professor Noor ul Owase Jeelani of Great Ormond Street Hospital successfully completed the intricate treatment on Minal and Mirha in Turkey.
Both are in the hospital getting better, and when they go back to Pakistan next month, they should be fully recovered and able to enjoy normal lives.
The procedure, which took place at the Ankara Bilkent City Hospital on July 19 and involved a group of local medical professionals, involved two surgical phases and took three months to finish, with the last surgery lasting 14 hours.
Due to their head joining, the Pakistani-born girls are known as craniopagus twins.
Their common brain tissue and essential blood arteries necessitated exceedingly complex surgery to separate them.
Mixed reality (MR) is a technique used to improve accuracy during intricate processes by fusing 3D visuals with the real environment. By combining real-world elements with digital content, such as 3D scans, it improves a surgeon’s perspective of a patient.
In order to help the UK-based team prepare for and practice the surgery, a high-quality 3D model of the twins was made. This model was also used to help teach medics in Ankara what to expect in the operating room.
