Brooklin Khoury looks back on the past 4 years since her life-changing pit bull attack on November 3, 2020.

One TikTok posted on Nov. 3, the 25-year-old influencer — who lost her upper lip and part of her nose in the attack — shared several progress photos from her surgeries over the years as she reflected on her journey.

“Life is so…unpredictable,” she wrote. “Things happen to us and we will never understand why. But always remember to take each day as it comes. Always trust the process, even when it seems impossible. Life is beautiful.”

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In the caption, she added that “the last 4 years have been filled with every emotion you could think of. Happiness, growth, continuing to adapt to a society that is not used to facial differences and learning to love myself from the inside out. and out.”

Khoury ended her post by saying, “this day is hard for me, but I’ve also learned to love it and be grateful for everything it’s taught me.”

The professional skateboarder has undergone seven reconstructive surgeries since the dog attack and has been documenting his recovery journey for years on social media. One now deleted Instagram post January 2024Khoury shared graphic photos of her face after the attack and the ongoing progress from her surgeries.

“When I look back at these pictures, it’s hard for me to believe that my nose was as bad as it was,” she wrote at the time. “I was missing cartilage and the insides of my nose and nostrils. My surgeon had to recreate the tip of my nose by cutting a piece of my cartilage from the inner septum. After that, he connected the cartilage to what was left of the inside of my nose.”

“I’m very grateful for what my surgeon was able to accomplish,” she added.

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After her latest reconstructive surgery, Khoury set her sights on getting a lip tattoo. In October 2023, she shared a video documenting her visit to Studio Sashiko, a tattoo shop in Los Angeles, for a consultation.

In the clip, she went to the consultation and tested possible lip tattoo colors so that the reconstructed upper lip would match the lower lip. She was joined by her surgeon, Dr. Nicolae Do.

Khoury admitted she was “so nervous” but still excited about the final steps of her recovery journey.

“I had a tattoo consultation today and I know it will bring this whole lip to life! I am so blessed and excited for this next step in the process,” she captioned the post. “I don’t know who needs to hear this, but just remember to take it one day at a time, life throws crazy things at you that might seem impossible to get through, but I promise you can and you will. Life is crazy, but it’s beautiful.”