Boy With No Face Can't Wait To Look At Himself Again

Xiang Xiang was dubbed ‘Mask Boy’ after he suffered
severe burns falling into a fire four years ago
The young boy suffered severe burns to his face and
head four years ago after he fell into a fire four years ago.
Later he underwent a skin graft operation and had to
spend years wearing a white coloured mask while
waiting for his skin to heal. The boy was dubbed ‘Mask
Boy’ and was bullied by his peers.

The nine-year-old hates wearing the mask and it is
hopes a series of further operations will rid him of the
headgear
The boy father, Mr Wang, said, “In the past my son hated
the mask and often when he was getting ready to sleep
he would hide the mask hoping that the next day hewould
not need to wear it any more. People were staring at
Xiang Xiang’s injury which made the child very sad. My
son said to me that he had to do the operation so that he
could get rid of the mask.”

Xiang Xiang is said to hate the mask that protects his
skin and is eager to finally see the back of it
After the story of Xiang Xiang was spread around the
globe and led to a fund being set up to help pay for the
boy’s treatment. Now Xiang’s his breathing ability had
recovered and his family have taken him to Beijing,
where he will undergo a series of further operations to
repair the damage to his face and body at a cost of
around 300,000 yuan (£32,000).

The nine-year-old wants to be ‘handsome’ and his
family fear that he will be bullied because of his
appearance
The latest operations will look to address the opening
and closing of his mouth, the limited use of his hand and
hair loss. He needed to undergo further surgeries to
ensure that he did not develop in an unnatural manner.
As he grows up, and with skin growing back, it is
possible that doctors will need further rectifying
operations. There will be at least seven to ten plastic
surgery operations to complete the basic recovery.

His father said when Xiang Xiang was getting ready to
sleep he would sometimes hide the mask in the hope that
the next day he would not need to wear it any more