London (ANI): Popstar Lady Gaga is helping her father recover after undergoing open-heart surgery. The Poker Face hitmaker took to Twitter.com to tell fans the procedure was successful, reports the Daily Star.

While writing on her Twitter page, she writes: "My Daddy had open heart surgery today (Thursday). And after long hours, and lots of tears, they healed his broken heart, and mine. Speechless." She later updated her page to read, "At the hospital. Giving daddy a footrub while he falls asleep. He's my hero."