Siamese sisters separated but united forever

A senior doctor in the anesthesia department of the CHUV and specialist in pediatrics, the 41-year-old Vaudois looks back on this extraordinary intervention.

Almost a month after their separation, how are Marie and Grace?

Their evolution is, as we say in medical jargon, slowly favorable. One of the two sisters has a scar that requires careful monitoring, and both require regular care. Local teams take care of it, while the French surgeon Christophe Chardot and I are consulted daily via WhatsApp and telephone.

For example, an hour ago they sent me a photo and blood tests. We had planned a post-operative period which would last several weeks, because…