A 16-year-old teenager suffered third degree burns after using lice shampoo to get rid of these parasites in her hair.
Aleema Ali, a young girl living in England, suffered a tragic experience. The teenager realized on returning from her boarding school that she had contracted lice. She was 12 at the time and decided to use an anti-lice shampoo to remove these parasites from her hair. While the product requires some exposure time, the teenager decided to help her mother with household chores as relates News Australia. "I went to the kitchen to take out the trash and as I walked my hair caught on fire ", explained Aleema, specifying that she did not know that "the drug was extremely flammable"."The only thing I could think of was: I'm going to die ", she confessed.
The ambulance quickly arrived at the scene of the accident to urgently transport her to hospital. The girl was admitted to the intensive care unit and remained in a coma for two months. Aleema suffered from many grafts of the skin and his recovery was extremely difficult. "Every day, I have to use nebulizers, humidifiers, compression garments, bandages, creams, medications, and more ", she explains.
Aleema suffered third degree burns to 55% of his body, including his face, arms, chest, thighs, stomach, back and hands.
This tragic experience, however, made adolescence aware of the transience of life. She learned to accept her burns, to love herself and above all, to have trust in her. "In a way, I am now happy that this happened. It makes me a better person. My love and self-confidence increased rapidly. It changed my life for the better. I am much stronger, more courageous and confident than before […] I was also told that my hair will not grow back, but miraculously it has grown back. I can still lead a very normal life. I can drive and perform daily activities. ", she assured.
Aleema has created her Tik Tok page where she regularly posts makeup tutorials for her many followers. She also started a crowdfunding page to raise funds so that she can perform new skin surgery on her nose and lips.