Photos: Toddler Gets Plastic Surgery After Mom’s Boyfriend’s Bullmastiff Ripped Off His Face

A toddler had to have emergency surgery after a bullmastiff
left him with horrific facial injuries. Ollie Cummings, 2, had been playing in
his mum Natasha Wilson’s boyfriend’s home when the dog ripped his face and head
Friday night.

His mom, Natasha, 25, who got to know the toddler was been attacked
snatched him from the bullmastiff before rushing him to the hospital. After carefully
observing the cuts on his face, Ollie was wheeled into the theatre for a
two-hour plastic surgery operation at lunchtime yesterday.

Ollie’s grandmother, Debs Martin, 48, however said the
toddler was already used to the dog, and wondered what went wrong on Friday
night.

She said: “Ollie had been playing with keys, walking from
one door to another pretending to lock and unlock them. It all happened so
fast. We’re not sure if Ollie maybe dropped the keys next to the dog. Ollie was
used to being around the dog. He has known it for six months and has been
saying, ‘Love Ollie, love Ollie. The dog has already been removed from the
property and will be destroyed by a vet, she concluded”.

For now Ollie is okay, but faces further surgery when he is
aged around 10.

Dog attacks in the UK are one of the most common causes of
severe facial lacerations in children, according to reports. Each year,
approximately 28,000 facial dog bites are reported in the UK, with over 19,000
requiring plastic surgery.