Identical twin brothers to have plastic surgery… so their wives can tell them apart

IDENTICAL twin brothers have been forced to undergo plastic surgery so their identical twin wives can tell them apart.

IDENTICAL: Twins have surgery so their wives can tell them apart

Family and friends were left baffled by the identical couples and repeatedly complained that they cannot tell them apart.

The issue became critical when one brother found himself holding hands with his sister-in-law during an after dinner stroll.

CRISIS: Families have been left fuming at the difficulty of telling them all apart

Zhao Xin and Zhao Xun, from Yuncheng City, North China are married to sisters Yun Fei and Yun Yang who lived in a village six miles from the brothers.

The couples are so alike that even on their wedding day during the last Chinese New year, their parents had to double-check they were not marrying the wrong partner.

SURGEY: The pair will travel to Shanghai to have minor surgery

All aged 22, even their voices sound the same.

And plastic surgery is now the only option for the confused couples.

MARRIED: Even at their weddings, parents had to make sure they were not marrying the wrong one

It has been welcomed by the families, who will now be able to tell them apart after the minor surgery.

Reports said a hospital in Shanghai will help out the identical twins to make minor adjustments.

They hope it will avoid awkward moments of mistaken identity in the future.