THE formerly conjoined twin sisters from Guatemala who were surgically separated in early August may return home as early as next month, Los Angeles hospital officials said yesterday.

Deena Beasley, Los Angeles

Girls born joined at the top of the head and separated during lengthy surgery were showing daily improvement and being fed intravenously, doctors said today.

One-year-old Guatemalan twins joined at the head were separated in a marathon operation in Los Angeles - but one sister was returned to surgery a few hours later because of bleeding on her brain.

FIFTY surgeons at a Los Angeles hospital yesterday began to perform a rare operation which will take more than 10 hours to separate twin girls who are joined at the top of their heads.