Baby with No Nose Born In Alabama; Suprises Doctors
A baby named Eli Thompson was born without a nose in the country of Alabama on March 4, 2015. The baby weighed 6 pounds and 8 ounces and was reported to be a very healthy baby by the doctors. In spite of not being born with a nose, the baby was declared to be a healthy one.
He is not having any form of sinus activities or a nasal passage; being born with a condition known as complete congenital arhinia. This is a very rare condition and till now, only 38 people all across the globe have reported to being born with it.
The baby's mom, Brandi McGlathery, has said that she was shocked and really upset when the doctors told her about her baby. But being a loving mother, she sees no flaws now in her new born son, reports ABC7 News.
But the baby will be needing aid in breathing, say the team of doctors. He has been taken to the USA Children's hospital for treatment in Alabama itself. To enable the child to eat and drink and breathe normally, he was given a tracheotomy ; which means that he now has a hole in his neck to do the functions of his nose.
Also, the doctors have given the baby's family adequate training on how to use the device which now resides in his neck and to do CPR in case Eli may need it in emergency.
This is not it; his nose can be for sure built and he will look like normal human beings, but not before he attains proper puberty. Only then will he be able to undergo complex surgery to correct his facial bones and implant a nose on his face.