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Surgeons will remove and then reconstruct a large part of Daisy's skull so her brain can keep growing

It's the medical equivalent of piecing together a jigsaw puzzle.

Warwick baby Daisy Stevens will have surgery at the Queensland Children's Hospital (QCH) on her skull next month to make more room for her brain to grow.

Surgeons will remove a large section of bone at the back of the seven-month-old's head and, using specialised tools at a workbench inside the operating theatre, will turn the bone into a "few, different-sized pieces" to expand the skull's volume.

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