A baby has been born in Indonesia with two faces because his conjoined twin did not develop properly in the womb.

Two-month-old Gilang Andika, from Batam, a city in Indonesia about 20 miles (32km) across the sea from Singapore, has two faces and two brains but just one head.

The complication has left him looking disfigured and suffering from a potentially fatal brain condition, which is causing fluid to build up.

Although he has just one body with two arms and two legs, Gilang is technically a conjoined twin – a condition which affects one in every 250,000 births.

On his head he has the face and brain of a sibling which did not grow its own body in the womb, because their mother's egg did not completely split in two during pregnancy.

His parents, Ernilasari and Mustafa, now desperately want help to save their son's life after local doctors told them they were unable to operate.




Two-month-old Gilang Andika, from Batam in Indonesia, was born with two faces and two brains because he is a conjoined twin, however his sibling did not develop a body



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5981833/The-baby-born-TWO-FACES-Two-month-old-boy-two-brains-just-one-head-body.html

Because of his rare predicament, Gilang cannot be breastfed, so has to be fed milk through a tube.

And doctors have said he is not likely to live long because of his condition.

The unfortunate infant also has a condition called hydrocephalus, which is caused by a build-up of fluid in the brain.

Many babies who are born with hydrocephalus have long-term brain damage, which can cause learning disabilities, speech, vision or memory problems, or epilepsy.

Mother Ernilasari and father Mustafa did not know about their son's serious illness until he was born by Caesarean section.

Parents cannot afford treatment to save their son

They want to seek treatment for Gilang, but they don’t have the money.

Dr Nenden Ismawati, who looked after Gilang at Awal Bros Hospital in Batam, says it is unlikely doctors will be able to perform surgery.

He told Kompas News: 'Indeed, we suggested [surgery] to one of the hospitals in Jakarta which has better equipment than Awal Bros Hospital, but it also does not mean it he can be operated on right away, because doctors in Jakarta are still discussing the case.'




Mother Ernilasari (left) did not feel anything was wrong during her pregnancy, and doctors did not pick up on the problem until after Gilang was born – despite doing three ultrasound scans



Gilang's parents are now desperate for help for their son because they cannot afford his treatment and local doctors say they do not have the equipment to operate (pictured, his father Mustafa holding the ultrasounds which failed to pick up Gilang's condition)



Gilang cannot be breastfed because of his condition so must be fed through a tube, and also has a condition called hydrocephalus, which is caused by a build-up of fluid in the brain (pictured: Gilang's mother Ernilasari)

Doctors did not notice the problem in three ultrasound scans

During her pregnancy Ernilasari said she did not feel anything strange, and doctors at the Chamata Sahidiya Panbil Hospital did not notice the problem despite three ultrasound scans.

'The doctor just said the baby's head is enlarged and he is in breech position,' Ernilasari said.

Now Gilang's parents are desperate to find a way to separate their child's head, as the abnormality has caused health problems for the little one.

It is believed he has a disorder called diprosopus, one of the rarest deformities in humans, and one which most do not survive beyond birth.

The condition is known as craniofacial duplication and causes part or all of the face to be grown twice because of a problem during the egg's division in the womb.

Curing Gilang will likely involve risky surgery to remove one of his brains and faces, and part of his skull.

Tuface Idibia

How dem go take separate this one now?

Lord have mercy

Strange..End time!

Doctors did not notice anything after 3 ultrasound scans? WTF! It's such a shame the baby has to go through this pain. I feel for the parents

Have mercy Lord

In operation, they have 2 choose one of d 2 faces.... The smiling one

Science has done more harm than Good

Lord have mercy!



Idibia!

I sometimes wonder what Indians, Indonesian eat.

Leave the right head.Cut the left because the circulation of osmosis is based on the right. The coagulation of a cramp is found on the left. The head just needs to be diffused like a bomb.

Maybe a more qualified doctor below me has something to say

Isn't God just wonderful??

They should just euthanize this child and save him the suffering. Why are they looking for money for treatment that doesn't exist?

No matter now selfish you are as a parent, if you love a child, you should be strong enough to do the right thing in hopeless situations

akpurakpubem

God is great

Drniyi4u:
A baby has been born in Indonesia with two faces because his conjoined twin did not develop properly in the womb.

Two-month-old Gilang Andika, from Batam, a city in Indonesia about 20 miles (32km) across the sea from Singapore, has two faces and two brains but just one head.

The complication has left him looking disfigured and suffering from a potentially fatal brain condition, which is causing fluid to build up.

Although he has just one body with two arms and two legs, Gilang is technically a conjoined twin – a condition which affects one in every 250,000 births.

On his head he has the face and brain of a sibling which did not grow its own body in the womb, because their mother's egg did not completely split in two during pregnancy.

His parents, Ernilasari and Mustafa, now desperately want help to save their son's life after local doctors told them they were unable to operate.




Two-month-old Gilang Andika, from Batam in Indonesia, was born with two faces and two brains because he is a conjoined twin, however his sibling did not develop a body



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5981833/The-baby-born-TWO-FACES-Two-month-old-boy-two-brains-just-one-head-body.html

I'm suspecting 2face Idibia to be responsible

pathetic

Bizarre

just kill him..,no need of suffering d little kid knowing hecwont live long

This is gonna be a big challenge for doctors to work on...end time is near and this are the signs we sinners asked for...Gid save the little baby amen

I blame tubaba for this

if na for Igala land now, juju for carry am overnight. who wan keep this kind thing for house? laye laye.

One funny thing is that 80 percent of all this abnormal child is always from Asia. na their you go see pikin way resemble goat na the pikin go get four legs.


Their ancestors don go chook hand for matter way big pass am

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God is great

Keep kwaet joor