Zoey Woody has documented her recovery after a dog attack with selfies (Photo: PAIGE WOODY / CATERS NEWS)

A little girl who was left with a shattered jaw after dogs mauled her face is now learning to love her scars through selfies.

Zoey Woody, six, was subjected to a vicious attack by two pit bulls and had to have ten hours of surgery to repair her jaw.

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Doctors said it had been ‘shattered into hundreds of pieces’ after the dogs grabbed Zoey by the face and tore her skin.

Now, around a year after the ordeal, the girl is still undergoing regular skin grafts and other surgery – but is loving her scars by taking up to 30 selfies a day.


The child was left with her eye hanging from its socket, severe incisions, and a shattered jaw (Picture: PAIGE WOODY / CATERS NEWS)

Zoey’s mother Paige says her daughter is understanding her scarring and adjusting to how she looks

(Picture: PAIGE WOODY / CATERS NEWS)

The photos range from silly faces to serious grimaces and have provided inspiration to other victims across the world.



‘I think the selfies are positive as it’s helping her to understand and appreciate the healing process too.

‘She constantly takes selfies of herself, she takes around 30 a day while she feels her scars and tries to smile,’ said Zoey’s mother Paige Woody.

The youngster is still undergoing skin grafts and other procedures (Picture: PAIGE WOODY / CATERS NEWS)

Zoey’s selfies have helped inspire others across the globe (Picture: PAIGE WOODY / CATERS NEWS)

The 41-year-old, of Crestview, Florida, added: ‘Some of selfies are smiles, some silly faces, others more serious and some at different angles.

‘A couple of times she has asked if she was ugly and of course I tell her it’s not true and that she’s beautiful.

‘Other people tell her she is beautiful too, which I believe is helping to encourage her to recognise that she is still pretty.

Zoey even takes selfies during her procedures themselves (Picture: PAIGE WOODY / CATERS NEWS)

The girl’s mum says Zoey has become more confident and happy in the past few months (Picture: PAIGE WOODY / CATERS NEWS)

‘She can’t smile fully because part of her lower lip was completely taken off during the attack, despite having it sewn back on it still droops.

‘I think taking selfies is her way of understanding. She won’t look in a mirror and avoids them – the only way she looks at herself is through her camera phone.’

Paige, who has two other children, said she felt Zoey could have died after the brutal mauling. She was airlifted to hospital and surgeons quickly put dissolvable plates in her jaw.

‘Her jaw was completely shattered into hundreds of pieces. She couldn’t chew for ten months, everything she ate had to be blended,’ Paige said.

The girl sometimes takes serious selfies and on other occasions pulls silly faces for the camera

(Picture: PAIGE WOODY / CATERS NEWS)

Zoey’s family are now fundraising to continue her treatment (Picture: PAIGE WOODY / CATERS NEWS)

Zoey’s family has put some of the pictures online (Picture: PAIGE WOODY / CATERS NEWS)

The youngster struggled with PTSD for months but has since recovered through her passion for selfies.

The family are continuing to fundraise for the medical treatment and travel expenses.

Paige said: ‘The GoFundMe page is so important to us, every trip we take costs several thousand dollars.

‘That’s not only for the transportation but lodging and food, then seeking out day care for my two older daughters.

‘We are gone for so long, you have to uproot yourself for two or three weeks at a time.’

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