Conjoined twins of one or both of the twins, particularly if they are joined at the head or share a vital organ. This makes the ethics of surgical separation, where the twins can survive if not separated, contentious. Alice Dreger of Northwestern University found the quality of life of twins who remain conjoined to be higher than is commonly supposed. Lori and George Schappell and Abby and Brittany Hensel are notable examples. The first record of separating conjoined twins took place in the Byzantine Empire in the 900s. One of the conjoined twins had already died, so surgeons attempted to separate the
Brewer twins the World" by "People" magazine in 1998. They have worked with photographers such as Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, Tiziano Magni, Claus Wickwrath, Randall Mesdon, Marko Realmonte and also with model Cindy Crawford. They have appeared on the covers of "Glamour", "Esquire", "Mizz", "Sassy", "Dolly", "Student Life", "Vogue", "Fortune" amongst others., They are also amateur surfers and snowboarders. In 2003 they moved in the insurance business and opened their own insurance agency in 2013 in Redondo Beach, CA. Brewer twins Derek and Keith Brewer, known as the Brewer Twins, are male models. The twins were born on September 21, 1973, at