Boy Born With No Face Undergoes Life-Changing Operation (See Photos)

 

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.”