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giffords is expected to pass another medical milestone today. she ll undergo a planned surgery to replace a piece of her skull that was removed after she was shot in the head in january during an assassination attempt. joel brown is in washington with more on this. joel, how complicated is this surgery? reporter: betty it s called a cranioplasty. it probably sounds more complicated than it is but it is the biggest milestone yet in what doctors call a miraculous recovery. doctors at this houston hospital plan to use a plastic implant to replace a piece of congresswoman gabrielle giffords school. they decided to use a fabricated segment as opposed to her original. they feel it s safer, cleaner, actually it s a better puzzle piece sort of fitting in there, if you can imagine that. reporter: surgeons removed a section in january to reduce brain swelling. she s been wearing a helmet while undergoing intensive rehabilitation. liftoff of the final mission of endeavour.