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Father and daughter successfully undergo same rare brain surgery

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Father and daughter successfully undergo same rare brain surgery

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Father and daughter were both diagnosed with craniosynostosis, birth defect in which the bones in a baby's skull join together too early. They both had successful surgery at nearly the same age.

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