Sophie Mayanne Interview Behind The Scars

“I was performing a routine chemistry experiment on a Friday afternoon Nov 18, 2005. Instead of ventilating out of the fumehood, the flames came out at me and a bit of fuel I was holding ignited my body on fire. The hospital workers did not take the heat out of the burns, and whilst being transported to the nearest city’s burns unit I burned for another 8 hours. I then had 3rd degree burns and they shaved the back of my legs to provide the skin to cover my burns. I’ve had a couple of cosmetic surgeries to improve the scars, but finally I just “let go” of trying to look perfect and accepted myself as beautiful in my own skin.” – Cynthia