Regardless, Yahya was still born and is a healthy and happy baby boy.

But to the people in the village, the boy is a marginalized person, and Yahya’s parents always have to hide their child’s face for fear that his appearance will terrify everyone.

Due to the absence of an upper jaw, Yahya is also unable to speak and can only communicate with squeaks.

Last year, Yahya was brought to Australia for orthopedic surgery with the help of a kind woman in Melbourne.

After an 18-hour life-changing surgery, doctors in Melbourne repositioned Yahya’s facial bones, giving him a chance to live a normal life.

When they saw their son’s face after the surgery, Yahya’s parents burst into tears of joy.

Mr Mostafa, Yahya’s father, said: “It was a great joy and happiness to see my son like that.”

Initially, the surgery was planned to take only eight hours, but then it took more than 18 hours.

Yahya had lost up to half of her blood, and had to readjust the position of her brain in her skull.

A team of doctors took turns operating on the boy. The cost of the surgery was partly covered by donations and partly by volunteer doctors doing it for free.

Yahya’s story first became known to the world when his best friend’s father posted the information on Facebook and called for help.

Fatima Baraka, a Melbourne-based woman who survived breast cancer and was born in a village near Yahya’s residence, read the story and decided to find a surgeon who was willing to help Yahya.

She sought out chiropractor Tony Holmes in Melbourne. Baraka then visited Yahya’s family before taking them to Australia.

Baraka said after Yahya’s surgery: “I can’t believe what he has been through, as well as how he has overcome it all and become stronger.

Yahya is very smart and has a lot of potential, there is no reason why he can’t have a bright future.”

She also admitted that she was “a little panicked” when she met Yahya for the first time, but the boy quickly won her heart.

Yahya and her family met Dr Holmes after arriving in Australia. Despite the many risks, Dr Holmes soon operated on the boy.

Dr Holmes said: “I think this surgery is very difficult. On a scale of 10, the difficulty level should be 9.5. Yahya could have died if we hadn’t operated on it, but he was also at risk of dying if we did.”

Yahya underwent surgery in December last year. Dr. Holmes attached the sides of the boy’s skull together, and gave him a nose from his own skin.

Yahya also had hope of being able to speak after the surgery, as his vocal cords were not damaged.

At the end of the surgery, Dr. Holmes was very satisfied with the results and shared the joy with Yahya’s parents.

Dr Holmes said: “When they saw him for the first time, they were completely surprised and extremely happy. The risk of surgery is huge, but I think it’s worth it, because now he can live a different life.”

A few weeks after the surgery, Yahya’s face began to heal. He was able to smile and even hum a tune.

Although he still needed several more surgeries on the eye and nose area, the surgery changed his entire life.