Conjoined twins brave historic surgery

LALEH BIJANI wants her sister Ladan’s face to be the first thing she sees after surgeons complete a historic operation next month to separate the twins who were born joined at the head.

The 29-year-old sisters have spent every moment of their lives together, but have never seen the other's face directly, they said yesterday.

"To see each other after the operation face-to-face," Laleh said, answering a question about what she is most looking forward to immediately after the surgery.