Surgery fully separates Peru baby's legs
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/peru_miracle_baby"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060907/capt.b04b22730a6643f7bbbd5e6a8bd803ed.peru_mermaid_baby_lim101.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=BjQS5tmts.CztkOv2JptEA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Peruvian Dr. Luis Rubio greets reporters while holding Milagros Cerron, the baby born with legs fused together from her thighs to her ankles, before a surgery in a public hospital in Lima, Peru on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006. Peruvian surgeons will conduct an operation on the 'little mermaid' for the second and complete separation of her legs. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)" border="0" /></a>AP - Peru's "miracle baby" on Thursday underwent a successful second operation to fully separate her legs and allow her to walk unassisted, according to the lead doctor on the eight-person team performing the surgery.</p><br clear="all"/>