Twins Born Conjoined Celebrate 1st Birthday After Separation Surgery

Twins Born Conjoined Celebrate 1st Birthday After Separation Surgery
Conjoined twins Amari and Javar Ruffin at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on March 20, 2024. Ed Cunicelli/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia via AP
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PHILADELPHIA—Twin brothers who were born conjoined recently celebrated their first birthday after undergoing successful separation surgery.

Amari and Javar Ruffin, whose family lives in Philadelphia, were born via cesarean section on Sept. 29, 2023. The brothers—who shared part of their sternum, diaphragm, abdominal wall and liver—weighed a combined 6 pounds.