A four-year-old boy, who was born without eyes,
nose and upper jaw, has finally undergone
reconstructive surgery and showed his new face.
Yahya El Jabaly's deformation was caused by
complications during his mother's pregnancy, his
bones just stopped accreting, leaving him with
the hole in the middle of the face. Although
embracing love of his parents helped him to grow
into a cheerful and healthy toddler, the boy was
treated like a freak in his little village in Morocco.
Fortunately, after Yahya's story became viral on
Facebook, a compassionate woman from
Australia, Fatima Baraka, contacted the boy's
parents and arranged a meeting with a talented
doctor who agreed to give him a chance for a
new life. It took almost a year to prepare the
child for the surgery and assemble a team of
high-professional doctors.
During an 18-hour operation the doctors brought
the two sides of his skull together and made him
a nose with his own skin. Medics also hope that
after the procedure Yahya will be able to speak.
Now he only needs and additional surgery on his
nose and prosthetic eyes to get operation
completed.
After seeing his son's new face for the first time
Yahya's father Mostafa said:"It's a huge joy, a
huge happiness to see my son in such a
situation."Ms Baraka, who organized a fundraising
campaign for the operation said:"I just can't
believe what he's been through and how he just
comes out. He looks like a normal little boy. He's
a very smart little kid, he's got so much
potential, there's no reason for him not to have a
good, healthy bright future."
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