31 December 2014

This is a beautiful tattoo


It covers a facial burn scar.
Samira Omar pushes back her headscarf to reveal burn scars that swirl along her face and neck. Her hands are also dotted with colourless patches where her skin was scorched.  The 17-year-old says she was the victim of a horrific bullying incident in August. She says four classmates she thought were her friends, beat her and then doused her with boiling water...

She thought she’d be scarred for life. But then Omar heard about para-medical tattoo specialist Basma Hameed... Over time, Hameed will camouflage Omar’s burns by tattooing them with ink that blends with her natural skin tones...

Patients from around the world seek out Hameed’s skills. She started her Toronto clinic in 2011 and recently opened a second location in Chicago. In addition to scar victims, she also treats people with vitiligo...
More details at the CBC article.

Note there is also an organization called Survivors Ink.
Survivors Ink is a project that addresses the issue of branding. The purpose is to empower human trafficking victims by breaking the psychological chains of enslavement through beautifying, removing, or covering the brandings that are constant reminders of a violent past.
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