There are similar cases where several silicone expander implantation surgeries were performed over the previous months before definitive separation in order to gain extra scalp to facilitate the closure of the defect. This strategy could be very useful for the type of conjoined twins presented in this case report 9.
Existen casos similares, donde se realizaron varias cirugías de implante de expansores de silicona a lo largo de los meses anteriores a la separación de finitiva, con el fin de ganar cuero cabelludo extra que facilitase el cierre del defecto, estrategia que podría ser bastante útil para el tipo de siameses reportados en este caso 9.