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Second separated twin begins regaining consciousness

Three days after being separated from her conjoined sister,Krishna began regaining her consciousness and is coming out of her induced coma.

Three days after being separated from her conjoined sister,Krishna began regaining her consciousness and is coming out of her induced coma,doctors said.

8220;Krishna is opening her eyes and slowly becoming more alert,8221; a statement issued by the doctors said.

Her twin sister Trishna is already awake and is talking after a landmark surgery that separate them. 8220;Both the girls are in serious but stable condition,8221; the statement said.

Doctors are already hailing the marathon operation that separated them as highly successful,but said that Krishna8217;s recovery will be slower.

Her sister Trishna is now described by doctors as 100 per cent perfect.

A team of sixteen doctors operated for 52 hours on Monday to divide the two three-year-old joined at the head,brain and by blood vessels,in a procedure that took two years to plan.

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