The 15-month-old Indonesian conjoined twin girls successfully separated in a risky operation woke up smiling yesterday and were recovering well, doctors in Singapore said.

Anjeli and Anggi, who were born with three legs and shared intestines, were fully conscious after Saturday's 10-hour operation in Singapore's Gleneagles Hospital.

"They are doing very well. They both woke up this morning and were smiling at their parents and doctors," said Tan Kai Chah, one of the leading surgeons in the 15-member operating team.

One twin had been taken off the respirator and was breathing on her own. The other was likely to be taken off the breathing apparatus in a day, he said.

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