Hameed went on to open her own scar camouflage clinics in Toronto and L.A. 'I was able to treat all types of surgical scars, burns, birthmarks.' The technique, called scar camouflage, was a rare idea at the time and motivated her to practice on herself. Taking matters into her own hands, Hameed customized pigments to match her skin tone and implanted them as scar tissue. 'I found myself mixing my own colours and then trying to figure out what's the right shade and the formulas,' Hameed said.Īt 14 years old, Hameed turned to her plastic surgeon in Toronto, but was told there were no next steps available in her treatment journey. Little did she know she was working with techniques like colour correcting to counteract her red discolouration.

It's the first thing that everybody would see,' Hameed told CTV’s Your Morning on Wednesday. 'My burn was so red and it's something that I couldn't really hide. Get the latest newsletters right to your inbox.

Download our app to get alerts to your device.Hameed, who experienced third-degree burns at the age of two, began experimenting with different kinds of makeup from a young age because it gave her confidence after facing bullying. To Basma Hameed, a burn survivor, makeup is a secret weapon - and it’s also what gave rise to her very own professional beauty brand.

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