Brooklinn Khoury, before and after the attack.Photo: Brooklinn Khoury/Instagram (2)
On Tuesday, the pro skateboarder and model, 23, posted a TikTok video responding to a follower who asked if she’s able to “smile as bright” as she did before she lost her upper lip and part of her nose during the 2020 dog attack.
“I know that when I smile now it’s different from how I smiled before,” she explained in the clip. “Before I had a lot of teeth show, now I just feel comfortable smiling without it because my lip is still so long.”
Khoury then revealed the before-and-after photos, admitting that she’s hoping that she’ll get her original smile back with more progress in her recovery.
“But with this next surgery, my doctor is going to be lifting this up and I definitely think after that, I’m going to be showing my teeth a lot more,” she said.
Khoury has been candid with fans about her recovery process, documenting her numerous reconstructive surgeries on social media.
She recently shared a series ofprogression photoson Instagram, recalling how scared she had initially felt about her injuries and reflecting on perseverance.
“Today I had to remind myself how far I’ve come since the attack. Looking back at photos and videos makes me feel a way I cannot put into words. But what it does is it shifts my perspective on how precious life is, and also time,” she wrote. “Timing is so unpredictable, but it’s also so divine. I would have never imagined something like this to happen, but I have learned so much about life, and finding happiness through this whole journey. Whatever you are going through it will get better, and it will happen the way it needs to.”
“When I got into the attack it was so hard to see what the future held for me,” Khoury added in another post. “Thank God for giving me the strength, and the people I have in my life to help me grow, and continue to trust the process.”
source: people.com
