14 DAY TRIAL // This June 28, a baby girl whose head ballooned to three times its normal size shortly after she had been born underwent yet another surgery. This time, doctors attempted reconstructing her skull and giving it a more spherical shape.
Roona Begum, as this girl from India is named, was first admitted at a hospital near Delhi only a few weeks ago, in April.
Since then, she has been subjected to a series of procedures which doctors hoped would help reduce the size of her head.
Surgeons explain that Roona Begum is suffering with a rare medical condition known as hydrocephalus, Daily Mail reports.
Her condition caused brain fluid to build up inside her skull, thus making her head grow bigger and bigger as the days went by.
The same source informs us that, before they could even think about giving Roona a somewhat normal appearance, doctors had to drain the brain fluid that had built inside her head.
The draining of the fluid was carried out in two separate surgical interventions, both of which left the girl severely disfigured.
Still, the procedures did the trick, meaning that the circumference of Roona's head was successfully reduced from 94 cm (about 37 inches) to 67 cm (approximately 26 inches).
Once her life was no longer in danger, doctors were able to focus on the possibility of carrying out one or more reconstructive surgeries and giving her a more normal appearance.
Specialists are presently unable to comment on the outcome of yesterday's surgery, seeing how things are yet to settle.
They are nonetheless confident that the girl's skull is now not just smaller, but also a bit more spherical than it used to be.
Roona will remain at the hospital for several days to come. It is unlikely that she will be subjected to any other surgical procedures in the near future.