At Sheroes, survivors don’t cover their faces. They discuss the scariest moments of their lives. They wear makeup to accentuate their features. They laugh.
“The acid burnt my clothes, and it blurred my vision, almost as soon as it came in contact with my skin. The pain that is caused me was like nothing I had ever experienced before.”
At most private hospitals, such hair transplants would cost anywhere between Rs 1 lakh-Rs 3 lakh. Given that a majority of the burns survivors would find this price point unaffordable, the hospital also plans to undertake hair transplant surgeries for them, free of cost.