Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Peru's "Mermaid" baby legs surgery successful

This lovely Peru "Mermaid" MiG roller, · Thelon in Liuyi children's day for a special gift-the success of her legs apart, but unexpectedly in one step. This eye-catching surgery from 31 May night, continued until 1 June in the morning, a total of 4 and a half hours and was facing Peru national television broadcast. The doctor was only prepared on Thelon deformed legs to partially repaired only separation to the knees. However, because of the surgery went well, the doctor finally succeeded in all its parts and complete separation of adhesion.

13-month-old Thelon born suffering from severe disabilities, waist above completely normal, but the abdomen following flesh from sticking together, until the ankle. Ankle at the beginning of two separate small feet, like the legendary Mermaid inverting v-tail. Medicine to the disease known as "the mermaid syndrome", disease occurs extremely rare, about 7 million people is one example. But because the treatment is difficult, so far the world's only three patients were alive and life extremely difficult.

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