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NJ Boy Gets Only Christmas Gift He's Ever Wanted: An Ear (PHOTOS) NJ Boy Gets Only Christmas Gift He's Ever Wanted: An Ear (PHOTOS)
NJ Boy Gets Only Christmas Gift He's Ever Wanted: An Ear (Photos) A 9-year-old boy from New Jersey will finally get the only Christmas gift he's ever wanted this year: An ear. Masyn Ortiz, of Jackson, was born missing an outer ear on his right side due to conditions called microtia and atresia. Last Friday, he underwent the first of two, free life-changing surgeries at New York City's Lenox Hill Hospital (featured in a Netflix docu-series released last Spring). The new ear will not only improve his looks but will also give him the gift of hearing, thanks to Lenox Hill and children's charity "The Little Baby Face Foundation." "It'll be the best gift he …

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