A father-of-three was left with horrific injuries after being savaged by two Staffordshire bull terrier dogs when he went to complain about a neighbour 's loud music . Postman Keith Chadwick , 36 , nearly lost an eye and will require plastic surgery after being bitten in the face , body and legs by the ferocious animals . Mr Chadwick , who underwent four hours of surgery on Wednesday , is understood to have repeatedly raised concerns about the dogs to both the police and the RSPCA . WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT . Injuries : Postman Keith Chadwick , 36 , from Accrington , was attacked by two Staffordshire bull terriersafter he went to complain about a neighbour 's loud music . Aftermath : The postman is said to have nearly lost an eye and will require plastic surgery following the attack . He been facing an early start the next day when he went next door to complain . His 16-year-old son desperately tried to haul the dogs off his father . The dogs were seized and the neighbour , 21 , arrested and bailed on suspicion of having dogs dangerously out of control in Accrington , Lancs . Mr Chadwick had repeatedly raised concerns about the dogs with both the police and the RSPCA , his family say . His wife Kelly Chadwick , 34 , said her husband had thought he was going to die ' and said he was 'very lucky to be alive ' but will be left permanently scarred for the rest of his life . Mr Chadwick , pictured on holiday with his wife Kelly , is understood to have been facing an early start when he went round to complain to his neighbour about the music . She said the incident has been an 'absolute nightmare ' and that he will have to live with the injuries 'for the rest of his life ' . The mother-of-three said : 'He said to me `` I thought I was going to die , I thought I was gone '' . 'He will have a permanent scar from his eyebrow to his nose and we do n't know about skin grafts yet . 'He 's going to have to live with this for the rest of his life and the children will have to see it too . 'He was an absolute mess . I have never seen anything like it in my entire life . It proper shocked me . ' I could hear him shouting `` get the dogs off my face '' . The dogs had got hold of his knee in a locked jaw . 'That 's when my girls came out and I quickly got them inside . I was very concerned the dogs would go for them . I was quite hysterical at this point . ' I phoned my mum straight away screaming for them to help me and the kids . We just ca n't comprehend everything that 's happened . ' Wounds : The postman had repeated raised concerns about the dogs with both the police and the RSPCA , his family say . Extensive : The postman was bitten was bitten on the face , leg and side of the body during the attack . Mrs Chawick , who has been together with her husband for 18 years and married for eight years , said he will remain in hospital for the next 48 hours to check and prevent infection and could need future cosmetic surgery . She said : 'He 's out of surgery and was in there for about four hours last night with the face and orthopedic surgeons . The facial injury goes from the top of his eyebrow down to his nose . 'Because it is so close to his eyelid they ca n't do much more . He will probably have a droopy eye . 'He has not been able to walk since this happened as he 's had physiotherapy today to help him to walk on crutches . His knee is really swollen and he ca n't put any weight on it at all . 'There is no actual muscle or tissue damage so he is extremely lucky there . 'The doctors and surgeons said , even though we do n't feel it , he is very lucky . It 's just been an absolute nightmare . ' Mr Chadwick owns a Staffordshire bull terrier himself and is said to be unhappy that the dogs that attacked him will probably have to be put down . Scene : The savage attack happened on this quiet street in Accrington , Lancashire . His brother Steve Chadwick said : ' He knows they are not naturally bad . 'He is happy for these pictures to be used if it warns people of the dangers involved with badly brought up dogs . ' Lancashire Police Inspector John Fryer said : 'This was a very nasty incident where a man on Fife Street was bitten by two Staffordshire bull terriers . 'He was bitten on the face , leg and side of the body and the injuries are quite nasty . 'He is in hospital now and is going to need surgery . ' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Postman 'nearly lost an eye ' after being savaged by two dogs . Score: 7