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After intense reconstruction surgery, a three-year-old Moroccan boy born without a nose, eyes or a functioning mouth has been given a new lease on life.
Yayha El Jabaly's stunted bone formation in the womb left him unable to speak, without eyes, with a hole in for his nose and an upside-down upper jaw. It's rare, and most children don't survive pregnancy.
![Yayha before his operation. Photo / Facebook](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7VIWXMFWRKNDBJPH63CUSA2ZSQ.jpg?auth=411a4c74f70ac4d4c543777373f592564eaa4624acb2f45db159b4b08a6c5de4&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
Australia's Sunday Night programme followed the story after a Melbourne woman got in touch with the family of the little boy.