Siamese Twin Essay
How does Siamese twin separation work today with Ben Carson’s help?
Siamese twin separation is interesting and the tools neurosurgeons use are Bipolar Forceps, Cranial Fixation, Hydrocephalus Shunts, Neuroendoscopy, Aneurysm Clips, Dura Substitutes, Neurosurgical Instruments, and Spine Implants. It’s an amazing process that is quite the challenge.The mother’s fertilized egg doesn’t totally separate at times and a part of it stays conjoined which make siamese twins or people might say conjoined twins. Being able to save a life and extend the knowledge just like Ben Carson. Ben Carson is a hard worker. He’s important because he’s a big part of it for if it wasn’t for him today one of the hardest surgery would still be killing all the siamese twins that have it. Which is craniopagus twins which mean conjoined at the head. Siamese twins separation is a complex …show more content…
operation, but in the past few years, scientists made amazing breakthroughs with Ben Carson's help.
The surgery that the doctors do is risky. If they “pop a vessel it could end up killing the conjoined twin” siamese twins is a very complex operation. For neurosurgeons have to be really careful because if they destroy a vessel or anything needed. It would mean either the operation is done and they failed or the operation just got a lot harder. Which could mean the conjoined twins chances of surviving got lower. It’s also important to know that some siamese twins have all the requirements needed for both to survive. But if one of the siamese twins only has the requirements and the other doesn’t then the reason it’s alive is because of the requirements that baby has.
It means they need to be separated as soon as possible because if they stay conjoined together both will die. That’s why at most operations one of the twins have to die. “Seven hours later, the surgery to separate the twins was complete. Angela was whisked to the intensive care unit, and Amy's lifeless body was taken away to be prepared for burial”. But they first need to know which one has a better chance of surviving which is usually the one that has most or all the requirements needed to be able to have a normal life. But it’s up to the parents whether or not they want their babies to be separated. Some parents have their religion and it tells them not to have abortions or to never kill the child no matter what. But before they made the choice of whether the parents choose or not. The Neurosurgeons chose to go to the government and get their consent about it instead of the parents making the choice. In the end the grandmother of the conjoined twins about who should choose to separate them. She chose to stand up and tell them that it was up to the parents to chose if they were to be separated or not. Which in the end the government finally made the choice that the parents were to make the choice of weather to separate them or not because they were after all their children
Ben Carson at the time wasn’t always the inspirable person. “seemed like he would be the one sending people to the hospital instead of saving them.” It’s probably because all the problems he had like his father leaving him at an early age. His mom was taking care of Ben Carson and his brother all by herself. It made him always angry. He did many foolish things because of his anger clouded what he was actually doing to the people around him. Until one day he took it to far and almost killed one of his friends for just changing the radio. But once he realized what he has done he ran home in fear of his actions. Which he then went and held the bible and started praying. Which from that time and on he chose to control his anger and not let it control him. Which is one of his greatest achievements he did in his life. Ben Carson's ultimate test starts off when he has to separate the craniopagus twins. That’s how he made groundbreaking history when he separated 2 twins conjoined at the head. “For months a team of physicians and nurses had rehearsed for the delicate surgery.” But Ben Carson was the one that truly figured it out from the start and he was the smartest and youngest neurosurgeon there. He asked his boss to lead the operation knowing that if he failed his career would be destroyed and maybe even lose his job but he also knew it would be groundbreaking history if he succeeded. “But Donlin Long head of neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital refused.” But he still went in there and took the knife and started operating while leading a 70 member surgical team all by himself. He knew that he would become famous and become an inspiration to others that’s why he took the risk.
It’s thanks to Ben Carson that people now know how to solve one of the hardest operation. Which is craniopagus twins. If it weren’t for him taking that risk doctor might not have a cure for it even until today with all the extra knowledge. He made people today look up to him and choose to overcome their obstacles and chose to become something great in their lives no matter what others say. Which many have learned about through his “life story which is told in the book Gifted Hands” there’s also a movie about his life story. It’s important to know the things in the world that may seem to be the unexpected and the expected. People never know what might happen to others or what others might see. Ben Carson was a religious man that always put God first and gave him all the credit.
Ben Carson was one of the best Neurosurgeons around. But today he’s retired. Ben Carson was well known for “undertaking many high-risk operations, primarily on children, involving complex and delicate neurosurgical procedures”. He worked hard until the very end and it was all thanks to his mom because she was the one pushing both her children the most. There are many children grown up that were conjoined and they today have a normal life. The things we do at times may seem small but they could give impact on you and others like Ben Carson taking the risk and knowing the consequences. Siamese twins today are being saved by doctors and given normally lives. There are two sisters that are conjoined and they’re all grown up and they’re still alive today. But the main thing they wanted their hole life was to be normal and fit in like any other person.
*Siamese twins are complex.
“Hemispherectomies (a complex operation in which a portion of the brain of a critically ill seizure victim, or other neurologically diseased patient, is removed to restore normal functioning)” The adventure of exploring new things and getting out of the comfort zone sometimes it brings a better person out of people. Siamese twins today are still being studied and seeing if it might be possible to separate other siamese twins because there are still many siamese twins that are separated but only one survives. People might say those are the more common ones for people because the craniopagus twin process is a more delicate process than normal siamese twins. The craniopagus twins are about the brain. Which the brain is very delicate and can’t be replaced because if the brain was dead the baby or the person would be dead. That’s why the craniopagus twins are very delicate because they are conjoined at the head and the Neurosurgeons have to be careful not to destroy any “veins” and separate them carefully because they don’t want to cause any brain damage to the conjoined
twins.
Siamese twin separation is interesting and the tools neurosurgeons use are Bipolar Forceps, Cranial Fixation, Hydrocephalus Shunts, Neuroendoscopy, Aneurysm Clips, Dura Substitutes, Neurosurgical Instruments, and Spine Implants. It’s an amazing process that is quite the challenge.The mother’s fertilized egg doesn’t totally separate at times and a part of it stays conjoined which make siamese twins or people might say conjoined twins. Being able to save a life and extend the knowledge just like Ben Carson. Ben Carson is a hard worker. He’s important because he’s a big part of it for if it wasn’t for him today one of the hardest surgery would still be killing all the siamese twins that have it. Which is craniopagus twins which mean conjoined at the head. Siamese twins separation is a complex …show more content…
operation, but in the past few years, scientists made amazing breakthroughs with Ben Carson's help.
The surgery that the doctors do is risky. If they “pop a vessel it could end up killing the conjoined twin” siamese twins is a very complex operation. For neurosurgeons have to be really careful because if they destroy a vessel or anything needed. It would mean either the operation is done and they failed or the operation just got a lot harder. Which could mean the conjoined twins chances of surviving got lower. It’s also important to know that some siamese twins have all the requirements needed for both to survive. But if one of the siamese twins only has the requirements and the other doesn’t then the reason it’s alive is because of the requirements that baby has.
It means they need to be separated as soon as possible because if they stay conjoined together both will die. That’s why at most operations one of the twins have to die. “Seven hours later, the surgery to separate the twins was complete. Angela was whisked to the intensive care unit, and Amy's lifeless body was taken away to be prepared for burial”. But they first need to know which one has a better chance of surviving which is usually the one that has most or all the requirements needed to be able to have a normal life. But it’s up to the parents whether or not they want their babies to be separated. Some parents have their religion and it tells them not to have abortions or to never kill the child no matter what. But before they made the choice of whether the parents choose or not. The Neurosurgeons chose to go to the government and get their consent about it instead of the parents making the choice. In the end the grandmother of the conjoined twins about who should choose to separate them. She chose to stand up and tell them that it was up to the parents to chose if they were to be separated or not. Which in the end the government finally made the choice that the parents were to make the choice of weather to separate them or not because they were after all their children
Ben Carson at the time wasn’t always the inspirable person. “seemed like he would be the one sending people to the hospital instead of saving them.” It’s probably because all the problems he had like his father leaving him at an early age. His mom was taking care of Ben Carson and his brother all by herself. It made him always angry. He did many foolish things because of his anger clouded what he was actually doing to the people around him. Until one day he took it to far and almost killed one of his friends for just changing the radio. But once he realized what he has done he ran home in fear of his actions. Which he then went and held the bible and started praying. Which from that time and on he chose to control his anger and not let it control him. Which is one of his greatest achievements he did in his life. Ben Carson's ultimate test starts off when he has to separate the craniopagus twins. That’s how he made groundbreaking history when he separated 2 twins conjoined at the head. “For months a team of physicians and nurses had rehearsed for the delicate surgery.” But Ben Carson was the one that truly figured it out from the start and he was the smartest and youngest neurosurgeon there. He asked his boss to lead the operation knowing that if he failed his career would be destroyed and maybe even lose his job but he also knew it would be groundbreaking history if he succeeded. “But Donlin Long head of neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital refused.” But he still went in there and took the knife and started operating while leading a 70 member surgical team all by himself. He knew that he would become famous and become an inspiration to others that’s why he took the risk.
It’s thanks to Ben Carson that people now know how to solve one of the hardest operation. Which is craniopagus twins. If it weren’t for him taking that risk doctor might not have a cure for it even until today with all the extra knowledge. He made people today look up to him and choose to overcome their obstacles and chose to become something great in their lives no matter what others say. Which many have learned about through his “life story which is told in the book Gifted Hands” there’s also a movie about his life story. It’s important to know the things in the world that may seem to be the unexpected and the expected. People never know what might happen to others or what others might see. Ben Carson was a religious man that always put God first and gave him all the credit.
Ben Carson was one of the best Neurosurgeons around. But today he’s retired. Ben Carson was well known for “undertaking many high-risk operations, primarily on children, involving complex and delicate neurosurgical procedures”. He worked hard until the very end and it was all thanks to his mom because she was the one pushing both her children the most. There are many children grown up that were conjoined and they today have a normal life. The things we do at times may seem small but they could give impact on you and others like Ben Carson taking the risk and knowing the consequences. Siamese twins today are being saved by doctors and given normally lives. There are two sisters that are conjoined and they’re all grown up and they’re still alive today. But the main thing they wanted their hole life was to be normal and fit in like any other person.
*Siamese twins are complex.
“Hemispherectomies (a complex operation in which a portion of the brain of a critically ill seizure victim, or other neurologically diseased patient, is removed to restore normal functioning)” The adventure of exploring new things and getting out of the comfort zone sometimes it brings a better person out of people. Siamese twins today are still being studied and seeing if it might be possible to separate other siamese twins because there are still many siamese twins that are separated but only one survives. People might say those are the more common ones for people because the craniopagus twin process is a more delicate process than normal siamese twins. The craniopagus twins are about the brain. Which the brain is very delicate and can’t be replaced because if the brain was dead the baby or the person would be dead. That’s why the craniopagus twins are very delicate because they are conjoined at the head and the Neurosurgeons have to be careful not to destroy any “veins” and separate them carefully because they don’t want to cause any brain damage to the conjoined
twins.