A MAN with epilepsy had his nose ripped off by his own pet dog during a vicious mauling which was triggered when the animal got scared during a seizure. Ben Horne said his house was left "plastered in blood" after the attack which left his top lip hanging down and only the septum bone in his nose intact. 10 Ben Horne had a series of operations after a vicious mauling from his dog during an epileptic seizure Credit: SWNS 10 Ben (pictured before the accident) has had epilepsy since he was 15 but a change of medication caused him to start experiencing night seizures Credit: SWNS Over the last five years, the 34-year-old has had around ten surgeries to reconstruct his face, using bones from his ribs and skin from his forearm and forehead.
Ben has suffered from epilepsy since he was 15 but after undergoing a change of medication he started having night seizures. During one episode, his dog Henry became scared and attacked Ben's face ripping off his nose, and parts of his mouth and chin. I couldn't quite believe the amount of damage.
It was heart-breaking. Ben Horne Ben came to and managed to call for an ambulance but struggled to come to terms with his new appearance. Now, after his surgeries, he is finally starting to accept himself and hopes by sharing his story and he can help others going through something similar.
Ben, of Yeovil, Somerset said: "During one of my night seizures my dog got scared. "In the process he did a lot of damage to my face. "My whole house was plastered .
