Hyderabad: A new ray of hope emerged on Saturday for 11-year-old twins born with the tops of their heads joined together as a team of leading surgeons from the UK came forward to perform surgery and sounded optimistic about separating them successfully.

The “Craniopagus Conjoint” twins — Veena and Vani — appeared hale and hearty as they were presented before the media after two British surgeons met them and examined their medical history and described the case as “incredibly rare”. Dr David Dunaway, a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, and head of Carniofacial unit at London-based Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), said there seems to be a good possibility to separate the twins.