The plastic surgeon treating injured Iraqi orphan Ali Ismail Abbas says the 12-year-old is recovering well after his first round of treatment.
After an international appeal for help, Ali was airlifted to Kuwait where Dr Imad al-Najjadah performed the life-saving operation lasting 95 minutes on Wednesday.
Ali's picture has been splashed across newspapers around the world and even UK Prime Minister Tony Blair was moved to comment on his plight.
While Ali's injuries have shocked many around the world, the doctor says this is by no means the worst he has dealt with. "Thirty-five per cent burns is nothing compared to what we sometimes see here - 80% or 90% burns. But even those patients can recover."
Before Ali's arrival, the centre had already taken in five Iraqi children whose injuries from the war were so severe they had to be evacuated from their home country.
One of those is four-year-old Farah Arkan al-Jebory, who suffered serious shrapnel wounds when her father's car was destroyed in another Baghdad bomb attack.
Shrapnel had severed the muscle in her right forearm, although, fortunately, it did not cut the nerves.
She also suffered multiple injuries to the abdomen in the blast, which killed a cousin of hers.
I'm very glad Ali is finally getting the help he was promised. This boy endured unspeakable pain, allowing his bandages to be removed for journalists for the sake of better pictures. In return, they all made promises and they abandoned him as soon as they got their story.
The only reason this little boy is getting the help he needed was because he's got a mouth and apparently he's not afraid to use it. He spoke up and shamed the media at large. Many of the media outlets that made promises in vain were from the UK.
I'm so impressed Blair was moved to comment. I'm sure that's just what Ali needed, MORE TALK.
