Overview
- The attack happened Monday in San Salvador de Jujuy and the child was admitted to the Hospital Materno Infantil.
- Surgeon Gerardo Bavio Figueroa said the bite caused total loss of the upper lip with mucosa and muscle damage and exposed the dental area.
- Emergency teams performed wound debridement and a rescue procedure to preserve vital tissue ahead of definitive reconstruction.
- A two-stage “labios compartidos” operation is planned in the coming days, using tissue from the lower lip to rebuild the upper lip.
- The boy remains stable with psychological and family support, and clinicians noted at least two other severe pit bull attacks in Jujuy since last year, some fatal.