Formerly Conjoined Twins Celebrate First Birthday Post-Surgery

Amari and Javar Ruffin return home after successful separation at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Amari and Javar Ruffin, born conjoined in Philadelphia, were successfully separated in an eight-hour surgery involving over two dozen specialists.
The twins shared part of their sternum, diaphragm, abdominal wall, and liver, making the procedure complex and rare.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is among the few U.S. hospitals with expertise in separating conjoined twins, a condition occurring in roughly 1 in 35,000 to 80,000 births.
After the surgery, the boys underwent extensive rehabilitation to achieve developmental milestones such as turning over and crawling.
The Ruffin family expressed gratitude to the hospital for enabling the twins' recovery and their new life as a family of six.