These Siamese twin sisters were born joined at the pelvis They shared a common intestine, reproductive organs and three legs

When they were 11 years old, doctors decided to perform an operation to separate the sisters It took surgeons 12 hours to separate the girls and remove the third leg What the sisters look like after the operation is shown in the first comment

Zita and Gita were born as Siamese twins – joined at the pelvis. They shared a common intestine, reproductive organs and three legs.

Each had their own head, heart and hands. From early childhood they learned to live in complete fusion – literally and figuratively.

When the girls were little, they perceived their peculiarity with childish acceptance: they drew people with three legs, tied two dolls together and tore out one of their extra legs so that the dolls would be “like them.”

But as they grew older, they came to understand that more than anything else, Zita and Gita wanted to be separate people. The dream of independence became their common goal.

When they turned 11, doctors decided to undertake the most complicated operation in their practice – separation. There have been similar cases in the world, but almost always either the operation was unsuccessful, or only one of the twins survived.

It took surgeons 12 hours to separate the girls and remove the third leg. It was incredibly delicate and risky work, but the operation was a success.

After the separation, the girls learned to walk again, now with the help of prosthetics. They finished school, began to study foreign languages, and became interested in drawing and handicrafts.

But they still required constant medical supervision—their complex anatomy made itself felt.

Unfortunately, the happiness was short-lived: some time after the operation, Zita died of sepsis, a severe infectious complication.